By New York Post (World News) | Created at 2026-08-03 11:20:56 | Updated at 2026-08-03 15:44:31
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The Iranian government flat-out rejected President Trump’s claim that new negotiations were due to get underway later Monday, with officials stating that no talks were taking place or scheduled.
Trump, 80, told reporters en route to Washington Sunday night that he had called off a planned “massive attack” on Iran at the request of US partners in the region — including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.
“They thought that a deal is imminent,” said the president, later adding: “Now what we’re doing is talking to them [Iran], in the form of a negotiation. It begins tomorrow afternoon.”
Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei claimed Monday that no negotiations with the US were in prospect and Tehran had no plans to host any foreign delegations or send negotiators abroad in the coming days.
The only talks under way, Baghaei added, were discussions with Oman over management of the Strait of Hormuz, the closing of which has roiled global energy markets since the start of Operation Epic Fury Feb. 28.
A senior Iranian source also told Reuters that no talks were planned and that Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi, currently on a religious piligrimage in Iraq, would be unavailable at least until the end of the week.
