Iran denies receiving letter from Trump demanding negotiations

By Ahmet Dursun and Efe Ozkan

TEHRAN/ISTANBUL (AA) - Contrary to US President Donald Trump's statement that he had sent a letter to Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei calling for nuclear negotiations, Iran says it has not received the letter so far.

According to Iranian media reports, Iran's Permanent Mission to the UN in New York responded to a question about Trump's statement that he sent a letter to Khamenei, stating that they have not received such a letter so far.

In an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump announced that he had sent a letter to Khamenei, demanding that they should negotiate or that the US will go in militarily, which would “be a terrible thing.”

Khamenei had banned negotiations with the Trump administration, which he described as “untrustworthy.”

Senior Iranian officials, including President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi, have frequently stated that they will not negotiate with the United States under pressure and threats.

“As long as the US policy of maximum pressure and threats continues, we will not enter into direct negotiations with the US,” Aragchi said in an interview today in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.