The popularity of Mr. Rouhani’s government and his political party may have been significantly weakened in the aftermath of the protests. “There isn’t an ounce of justice or wisdom,” he said of Mr. Rouhani and his government’s handling of the crisis. Mr. Rouhani was a major proponent of that agreement, which limited Iran’s nuclear work in exchange for sanctions relief. Mr. Rouhani has repeatedly rebuffed Mr. Trump’s offers to talk while the sanctions remain in place. But on Wednesday, Mr. Rouhani teased that negotiations with Mr. Trump were still possible and that if the United States lifted the sanctions the two heads of states could meet “in one hour.”

Source: New York Times December 05, 2019 00:00 UTC