President Trump said in recent remarks he may launch a strike on Iran or could reach a major, favorable agreement, and added that Iran seeks a deal.

Sputnik reported Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Zakharova accused European politicians of hypocrisy, saying they interfere abroad while shifting blame for domestic unrest onto Russia. Her remarks, responding to a diplomatic note from France, said European officials "do not address the real causes of public unrest" and instead, as usual, blame others; France is currently seeing large-scale protests.

伊朗外交部议会与法律事务总司负责人努拉巴迪：根据伊朗的宗教理念，与敌人谈判本身也是一种战争，战争与谈判并非相互对立，而是相互衔接、相互补充的手段。