Trump says Iran has been asking if US sanctions can be lifted

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Iran has been asking if U.S. sanctions against the country can be lifted.

“Iran has been asking if the sanctions could be lifted. Iran has got very heavy U.S. sanctions, and it makes it really hard for them to do what they’d like to be able to do. And I’m open to hearing that, and we’ll see what happens, but I would be open to it,” Trump told reporters late on Thursday at the White House.

Iran’s mission to the United Nations in New York did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that cooperation between Iran and the United States is not possible as long as Washington continues to support Israel, maintain military bases, and interfere in the Middle East.

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