Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the Islamic Republic rejects direct talks with the United States over its rapidly developing nuclear program.
The Associated Press reports this.
The Iranian president's remarks on Sunday were Tehran's first response to a letter President Donald Trump sent to the country's supreme leader.
Pezeshkian said Iran's response left open the possibility of indirect talks with Washington. However, such talks have not made any progress since Trump unilaterally withdrew America from Tehran's nuclear deal with world powers in 2018 during his first term.
The publication notes that in the years since then, regional tensions have escalated into attacks at sea and on land. Then came the war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, during which Israel struck militant leaders across Iran’s self-proclaimed “Axis of Resistance.” Now, as the US carries out intensive airstrikes on Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, the risk of military action against Iran’s nuclear program remains high on the agenda.
“We don’t avoid talks; it’s the breach of promises that has caused issues for us so far. They must prove that they can build trust,” Pezeshkian said.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, on March 7, Trump announced that he had handed over a letter to Iran’s leadership proposing a new nuclear deal.
US President Donald Trump has demanded that Iran’s leadership conclude a new nuclear deal within the next two months. He has also threatened Tehran with consequences if it refuses.
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