Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has firmly rejected US President Donald Trump’s claims of negotiations between Washington and Tehran. The statement appears in a release posted on the official X account of the Iranian military operation “Operation True Promise,” a channel created by Tehran to inform the public about the ongoing conflict.
“The Islamic Republic upholds its position and rejects any form of negotiations until Iran’s war‑related objectives are achieved,” the statement reads. It goes on: “Trump’s remarks represent a retreat from his earlier threats; however, the Islamic Republic of Iran remains committed to all its publicly declared positions.” On the Strait of Hormuz, the message stresses that Tehran’s stance “has not changed” and that the country will remain “closed to whoever attacks the Islamic Republic and its people.”
According to Iranian media outlets close to the Revolutionary Guards, no discussions have taken place with Donald Trump, who allegedly stepped back out of fear of retaliatory strikes. The Iranian embassy in Kabul is quoted as saying that, after Tehran issued a firm warning that any US attack on its energy infrastructure would trigger strikes against facilities across the region, Trump ordered the operation to be postponed.
A well‑informed Iranian source cited by Press TV added that there have been neither direct nor indirect talks between Iranian officials and members of the US administration led by President Donald Trump. The source said Trump “backed down after being warned that targets would include power plants across Western Asia.”
US President Donald Trump stated yesterday that Washington was negotiating with a “very high‑level” figure within the Iranian regime to end the war, but not with the new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. In an interview with CNN, when asked to identify his Iranian interlocutor, Trump replied: “A very high‑level personality. Let us not forget that we have eliminated senior Iranian leaders in phases one, two, and largely in phase three. But we are dealing with someone I consider the most respected.” He confirmed that his envoys, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, had been involved in the talks. Trump alluded to Khamenei again without naming the counterpart and, when pressed on whether it could be the latter, denied it. “We haven’t had any news from his son. We occasionally hear statements, but we do not know if he is still alive,” he added.
The Strait of Hormuz, meanwhile, will no longer function as before following Trump’s remarks about alleged negotiations with Iran, a senior Iranian official quoted by Tasnim has warned. The official described Trump’s five‑minute ultimatum as part of the same hostile policy pursued by Washington and said that Iran will continue to respond while defending its territory.
Iran’s Supreme National Security Council has warned that it could mine the entire waters of the Persian Gulf if its islands or coasts are attacked, especially the oil‑export hub of Kharg Island. Spanish daily El País reported that Tehran argued such a move would lock the whole Gulf into a situation comparable to the disrupted conditions in the Strait of Hormuz.