US House Speaker: Iranians Lie Because It's "Part of Their Religion" Speaking to reporters, House Speaker Mike Johnson explained why negotiations with #Iran have stalled: "The problem has been, and the reason we've been frustrated, is that the Iranians simply cannot be trusted. They'll sit at a negotiation table and say something, then walk away and do the opposite." He continued: "For some of them, it's apparently part of their religion that they can just lie to someone they disagree with.