US President Donald Trump's approval rating drops to new low as stalemate with Iran continues | File Image
\n\nIran has deliberately prolonged negotiations with the United States in a bid to weaken President Donald Trump politically ahead of November’s US midterm elections, according to a report by Reuters citing senior Iranian officials.
\n\nTehran remains deeply distrustful of Washington and is preparing for the possibility of renewed US and Israeli strikes, with officials saying Iran’s leadership is determined not to hand Trump a political victory by agreeing to a quick deal to end the eight-month-old war.
\n\nThree senior Iranian officials and an Iranian insider, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters that Tehran was convinced the US president was ready to resort to renewed attacks to try to break the stalemate in the eight-month-old war.
\n\n"Iran is preparing for renewed Israeli and US attacks, not for a deal with America to end the war," one of the officials said. "The clerical establishment is determined not to give Trump a political victory."
\n\nTehran analyst Saeed Leylaz told the news agency that, by prolonging the talks, "Iran is influencing the US election without taking any unlawful action".
\n\nThe US-Israel-Iran war began on February…
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