The Iranian Foreign Ministry stated Monday that there are no negotiations with the United States and that no ceasefire exists, a sharp rejection of any diplomatic track amid ongoing US-Israeli operations.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday afternoon issued a categorical statement denying the existence of any ceasefire with the United States, a sharp rejection of the diplomatic track. The statement, published via state-aligned channels, offers no elaboration or conditions. This denial builds on a series of statements from the ministry's spokesman on Sunday evening, which progressively ruled out direct negotiations while acknowledging indirect communication.
On Sunday July 26 at 22:06 Jerusalem, the Foreign Ministry spokesman first confirmed that no negotiations are currently taking place with the US. He later stated that mediators have conveyed messages from Washington to Tehran, but that Iran is not engaged in direct talks. In a subsequent clarification, the spokesman said the only current diplomatic engagement is with Oman, focused on arrangements for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. The Monday statement goes further by explicitly denying the existence of any ceasefire—a term that had not been directly addressed in the earlier remarks.
The Zioneer has previously reported on Iran's hardened stance. On July 14, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated that Iran will never seek negotiations with the US while attacks continue. On July 15, top negotiator Mohammad Qalibaf signaled that a ceasefire agreement is only meaningful when its articles are fully implemented, conditioning progress on enforcement. Background coverage also includes Hezbollah's formal rejection of a US-brokered ceasefire in early June.
The Monday statement does not reference any specific recent events, but it comes amid sustained US and Israeli strikes on Iranian-linked targets. It remains unclear whether Iran's position could shift if military operations are halted, and no conditions or timelines for a potential diplomatic opening were outlined.
6 developments
- DevelopingIran's deputy FM: no talks with US while attacks continue
- DevelopingAl-Jazeera: Iran rejects idea of temporary ceasefire with US
- StrongIran threatens to attack Israel after rejecting US ceasefire proposal, reports say
- StrongHezbollah senior tells Reuters: Iran says US talks cannot continue without full ceasefire
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