The short answer (according to Iran's hardline media): He is making unreasonable demands in order to shirk his nuclear commitments to Iran.
But what has can-carrying got to do with shirking commitments? You may well ask.
For Persian speakers, these images are clear. “Bringing up a can” is a Persian expression for trying to wiggle out of a deal or an agreement through using excuses or excessive demands.
Fars news agency, which is affiliated with the Revolutionary Guards, published these photographs on its website on Tuesday, May 26. In a short introduction, it quotes Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization, who said that the United States was not honoring its commitments. According to the site, other officials – as yet unnamed – agreed.
Whatever happens, these images are sure to put a smile on the faces of hardliners.
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