EX-CIA chief: I trust Iran over Trump who ‘could not acknowledge truth’

Former CIA Director John Brennan has sharply criticized US President Donald Trump, stating that he is more inclined to believe the Islamic Republic of Iran than he is to believe Trump regarding the status of negotiations.

Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Brennan did not hold back in his assessment of Trump’s recent claims about diplomatic progress with Tehran.

“Well, I tend to believe Iran more than I do Donald Trump because he could not acknowledge the truth even when it is slapped in the face with it repeatedly,” Brennan said.

Brennan characterized Trump’s current posture as desperate, stating that the US president is attempting to reshape the narrative around a policy situation he described as a self-inflicted failure.

“It’s clear that he is flailing right now,” Brennan said. “He’s trying to figure out how he’s going to get out of this debacle that he has created.”

The remarks come amid Trump’s ongoing war of terrorism on Iran for Israel. Brennan slammed Trump for making unfounded assertions about Tehran’s willingness to capitulate to American demands.

“He’s going to make these claims about negotiations—that the Iranians now are sending signals that they really want to make a deal—and indicates that is going to make a deal on our terms,” Brennan said.

He dismissed Trump’s characterizations entirely, adding: “I don’t think anything close to the truth in that statement.”

Trump said on March 24 that he was considering holding talks with Iran to end the ongoing US-Israeli terrorist war which many believe has put him in a very precarious position.

That comes as he has repeatedly claimed victory since launching the joint aggression with Israel against Iran on February 28.

Also, in recent days, the American side has courted some regional countries to persuade Iran to cease its retaliatory strikes that have decimated American and Israeli military infrastructure in the region, as well as to allow American vessels to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

A senior political-security official told Press TV on Wednesday that Iran responded negatively to an American proposal aimed at ending the ongoing imposed war, insisting that it will only occur on Tehran's own terms and timeline.

The official said Iran will not allow Trump to dictate the timing of the war's end.

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