{"id":5839,"date":"2025-03-30T12:18:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T12:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=5839"},"modified":"2025-03-30T12:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T12:18:47","slug":"iran-rejects-trumps-request-for-direct-nuclear-negotiations-state-media-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firearmman.com\/?p=5839","title":{"rendered":"Iran rejects Trump’s request for direct nuclear negotiations, state media reports"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LONDON — <\/span>Tehran has rejected direct negotiations with the United States<\/a> in regarding its nuclear program, responding to a letter from President Donald Trump<\/a>, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday, according to the\u00a0Islamic Republic News Agency.<\/p>\n

However, he added, the path for indirect negotiations remains open, the state news agency reported.<\/p>\n

“In this response, although direct negotiations between the two parties are rejected, it has been stated that the path for indirect negotiations is open,” Pezeshkian said.<\/p>\n

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People walk by as a painter repaints an anti-U.S. mural in Tehran, Iran, March 29, 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Speaking at a cabinet meeting, Pezeshkian stated that Iran\u2019s response to the U.S. president’s letter<\/a> was sent via Oman.<\/p>\n

He emphasized that Iran has never avoided negotiations and blamed the United States for not fulfilling its former commitments, including terminating the former nuclear deal in Trump’s first term in 2018.<\/p>\n

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Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses members of parliament in Tehran on March 2, 2025.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a0It was the breach of commitments that caused problems on this path, which must be addressed to restore trust, the letter underscored, according to Pezeshkian.<\/p>\n

“It will be the actions of the Americans that determine whether negotiations continue,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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