Ahead of summit, Iran tells Kim: Don’t trust Trump

Iran says North Korea should be wary of negotiating with US President Donald Trump following his withdrawal from the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Ghasemi says Monday that North Korea should approach this week’s summit with Trump with “awareness.” He says Iran views Trump and the United States with “great pessimism,” saying they are known for “quitting treaties and violating their commitments.”

Trump recently withdrew the US from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the Obama administration had reached with Iran, Britain, France, Germany, China and Russia. The agreement required Iran to curb its uranium enrichment in exchange for relief from international sanctions.

Trump has announced the restoration of US sanctions, while European leaders are trying to preserve the deal.

The US president is set to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Singapore on Tuesday.

— AP