Sputnik � Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that he saw no point in a meeting between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and his US counterpart Donald Trump after the latter�s decision to leave the Iranian nuclear deal.



"Not, when the previous huge progress that we made was thrown out �That [previous deal] was for�us the litmus test of�whether we can trust the United States or not," Zarif told the CNN broadcaster answering the question whether Rouhani should meet with�Trump.


The Iranian foreign minister pointed out�that it would depend on�Trump whether Iran would be ready to�sign the new deal with�the United States.

"It depends on�President Trump�� whether he wants to�make us believe that he is a reliable partner � Now if we spend time with�him and he signs another agreement� How long will it last? Until the end of�his administration? Until he departs from�the place where he put his signature on�the agreement?" Zarif said.

He pointed out�that years of�foreign economic pressure made Iranian people resistant to�sanctions, which under�any circumstances will hurt the Iranian economy.
"US sanctions have always hurt � What it's hurting, though, is people who want to�buy medicine. People who want to�buy food," Zarif added.


The second wave of�US reinstated sanctions, that will hurt the oil and gas industry in�Iran and its energy sector, as�well as�the transactions with�the Central Bank of�Iran, is slated for�November.

In May, Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from�the Iran nuclear deal, known formally as�the Joint Comprehensive Plan of�Action (JCPOA). In addition, Trump announced that the United States would be reinstating sanctions on�Iran, previously lifted under�the JCPOA in�exchange for�Tehran maintaining a peaceful nuclear program. This unilateral move has been opposed by�other signatories of�the JCPOA.