LONDON — Tehran has rejected direct negotiations with the US in relating to its nuclear program, responding to a letter from President Donald Trump, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian mentioned Sunday, in keeping with the Islamic Republic Information Company.
Nonetheless, he added, the trail for oblique negotiations stays open, the state information company reported.
“On this response, though direct negotiations between the 2 events are rejected, it has been acknowledged that the trail for oblique negotiations is open,” Pezeshkian mentioned.
Individuals stroll by as a painter repaints an anti-U.S. mural in Tehran, Iran, March 29, 2025.
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Talking at a cupboard assembly, Pezeshkian acknowledged that Iran’s response to the U.S. president’s letter was despatched through Oman.
He emphasised that Iran has by no means prevented negotiations and blamed the US for not fulfilling its former commitments, together with terminating the previous nuclear deal in Trump’s first time period in 2018.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses members of parliament in Tehran on March 2, 2025.
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It was the breach of commitments that induced issues on this path, which have to be addressed to revive belief, the letter underscored, in keeping with Pezeshkian.
“It is going to be the actions of the Individuals that decide whether or not negotiations proceed,” he added.
