Iran's Javad Zarif says Trump has good chance of being re-elected in 2020

Despite spiralling relations between Iran and United States, Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has said that he still thinks chances of US President Donald Trump being re-elected in 2020 presidential elections are ‘more’. According to reports, Zarif said in an interview that even though support for Trump has decreased in past months, he has a strong base that strengns his chance of reelection. Iran’s Foreign Minister start by saying predicting is ‘biggest mistake in human sciences’ but chances that Republican US President is re-elected in vember elections are ‘still more than 50 per cent’. 

Zarif ackwledges that his support has ‘seriously decreased’ in past four-five months but re is a ‘30-35 per cent’ base for Trump which ‘has t moved’. According to Iranian Foreign Minister as long as that base stays, chance of Trump acquiring White House again remains strong. This comes despite tense US-Iran relations since Washington opted out of nuclear accord of 2015 prompting Tehran to gradually scale back from its commitments under deal. Recently, Trump had even said that leaders in Iran should strike a deal with US because he will t be defeated in vember.

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'Dumb bet'

However, recent polls have predicted that Trump loses to Democratic minee Joe Biden. Trump asked Iran to t wait until presidential elections to strike a deal while lauding prisoner exchange between both countries. Zarif had replied to same tweet by saying that both countries achieved swap despite efforts by subordinates of Donald trump. Iranian Foreign Minister also targetted US President with offer for ‘deal’ and said that re already was an agreement when Trump entered office back in 2016. Zarif also called Trump leaving table as “dumb bet”. 

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(With ncy inputs)