Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, has denied that any negotiations have taken place with the United States, contradicting President Donald Trump’s claim that Washington and Tehran have made “significant progress” in talks, according to the state news agency IRNA.
Responding to questions about whether the U.S. had eased threats against Iran’s critical infrastructure, Baghaei said Iran had recently received messages via “friendly countries” relaying Washington’s request for negotiations to end the conflict. Iran’s response, he said, was made “appropriately” in line with the country’s “principled positions.”
Baghaei added that Iran issued warnings regarding potential “severe consequences” should its critical infrastructure be attacked, emphasizing that any such action would be met with a “decisive, immediate, and effective” military response. He rejected claims of any direct talks with the U.S. over the past 24 days of what he described as an “imposed war,” and reaffirmed that Iran’s positions on the Strait of Hormuz and conditions for ending the conflict remain unchanged.
Earlier, Trump stated that the United States had reached “major points of agreement” with Iran following discussions that continued late Sunday with two senior American envoys. Speaking to reporters at an airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, after spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago residence, Trump said the talks had made progress but did not provide details, adding: “We will see where it leads.”
