Iran has ruled out any negotiations with the United States, dismissing President Donald Trump’s recent suggestion that he was open to resuming talks over the Middle East war.
Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, made the rejection clear in a post on X on Tuesday, urging Iranians not to be swayed by what he described as Washington’s inconsistent messaging.
“Don’t get distracted by the U.S. president’s mixed signals — from ‘no negotiations’ to ‘we’re ready to talk’,” Rezaei wrote, adding that shifting stakes around oil supplies and the Strait of Hormuz meant “damage control” would not halt what he called an inevitable course of events. He was emphatic that there would be no negotiations until Tehran’s conditions are met.
The statement comes a day after Trump signaled a shift in tone, saying he was open to talks after weeks of insisting it was premature to pursue a deal to end the war. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump claimed Iran was eager to reach an agreement and said the decision on whether Washington would engage rested with him.
Iran, however, has consistently tied any end to the conflict — including the lifting of its blockade on the Strait of Hormuz — to a set of conditions, among them war reparations and the removal of sanctions.
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