Citing the 2003 Iraq war, Foreign Minister Zarif posited that "people in President Trump's administration are trying to create the same eventuality and I believe they will fail". "People", Zarif predicted, "will find out that it's suicidal to engage in a war with Iran". Asked about the prospects of negotiations with the U.S., Zarif responded saying "why should we renegotiate a deal which we spent... thirteen years negotiating? And we negotiated with the U.S. Why should we trust President Trump, that he would abide by his own signature?