Iran officially announced on Monday that there are currently no negotiations with the United States. Tehran strongly refuted recent claims by US President Donald Trump, emphasising that there are no plans for any meetings with the American side in the near future. With this statement, Iranian authorities directly contradicted information published by the White House.
Donald Trump over the weekend repeated a pattern of behaviour that has been repeated regularly over the past five months. This pattern consisted of announcing plans for "huge attacks" on Iran, followed by the last-minute cancellation of military operations. Trump justified the cancellation of the attacks by announcing that talks were supposed to begin in the afternoon, claiming that he prefers to reach an agreement because he does not want to kill people.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghai clearly dismissed Trump's claims about the existence of negotiations. Baghai confirmed that there are no scheduled meetings and that Iran does not intend to host foreign delegations or send its negotiators abroad in the coming days. All Iranian negotiators are currently physically present in the country, which further confirms the impossibility of holding international dialogues.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakchi is currently on pilgrimage in Iraq and will be unavailable for at least the rest of the week. A senior Iranian source emphasised that there are no planned talks with Washington. The only negotiations currently underway relate to discussions with Oman, focusing exclusively on the management of the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump launched Operation "Epic Fury" together with Israel more than five months ago, during which he threatened military action against Iran on several occasions. Each time the threats escalated, Trump would back down from military actions, justifying this by the need for diplomatic contacts. However, these announcements were not supported by concrete details about the venue or participants of the negotiations.
