During a speech in the Israeli Knesset on Monday, Trump said he wants peace with Iran and that the ball is in Tehran’s court to reach any agreement.

“The U.S. president’s desire for peace and dialogue is at odds with the United States’ hostile and criminal behavior towards the Iranian nation,” the Tehran Foreign Ministry said in a statement, quoted by the Do Rzeczy news portal.

“How can you attack residential areas and nuclear facilities in the country during political negotiations, kill over 1,000 people, including innocent women and children, and then demand peace and friendship?” the ministry asked.

In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented bombing campaign against Iran, attacking nuclear and military facilities as well as residential areas, killing more than 1,000 people.

Iran responded with missile and drone attacks that killed dozens in Israel. A ceasefire between Iran and Israel has been in effect since June 24.

The United States also attacked key nuclear facilities in Iran.

All in all, the 12-day war put immense strain on Washington’s relations with Tehran and talks on Iran’s nuclear program have stalled.

Quoting Trump’s speech in the Israeli parliament, Do Rzeczy noted that the American president had argued that “nothing would benefit the region more than if Iranian leaders renounced terrorists, stopped threatening their neighbors, stopped funding militants, and finally recognized Israel’s right to exist.”

In return, Tehran called Trump’s remarks “irresponsible and shameful.” It also accused the United States of being a “leading creator of terrorism” and supporting the “terrorist and genocidal Zionist regime.”

“The United States has no moral right to accuse others,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry stated.

Trump is now turning his full attention to achieving peace in Ukraine, which will require some tough negotiations with Moscow. However, he has also indicated that Iran will be the next stop on his peace train, which may make peace with Putin look like a picnic. 

Arab powers were key to the Gaza peace deal, so it can be assumed they will be called on again to help negotiations with Tehran. Then again, Moscow and Tehran have been strategic allies over the years, especially against the West and NATO, so perhaps inking a deal with Putin will include getting him to help place this long-absent piece to the puzzle of peace in the Middle East.