By Sulayman Gobir
Iran has rejected President Donald Trump’s call for renewed negotiations, insisting that the United States must first meet its conditions before Tehran will consider talks.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, rejected Trump’s latest overture on Tuesday and accused the US president of sending conflicting signals on negotiations.
Rezaei, in a post on X, warned Iranians against being distracted by Trump’s changing position, which has shifted between rejecting talks and expressing readiness to engage Tehran.
He said Iran would not negotiate with the United States until Washington addresses its demands.
“The stakes around oil and the straits have changed. Damage control won’t stop what’s coming. No talks until Iran’s conditions are met. Period!” Rezaei said.
Trump had indicated on Monday that Washington remained open to discussions with Tehran, after weeks of saying the timing was not right for a deal to end the conflict.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said Iran wanted a deal and suggested that the United States could choose to engage in negotiations.
Iran has previously demanded war reparations and the lifting of US sanctions as conditions for ending the conflict and lifting its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
The exchange leaves Washington and Tehran further apart as the conflict continues and tensions remain high around the strategic oil route.
Edited by Julian Osamoto
