Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi stated Wednesday evening that no talks were held with the United States in recent days, according to Israeli media.
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi denied Wednesday evening that any talks have taken place with the United States in recent days, according to Israeli media reports. The statement comes amid persistent speculation about a possible diplomatic channel between Tehran and Washington.
As The Zioneer reported earlier this week, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei also denied ongoing negotiations with the US in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, stating that all of Iran's negotiators remained in the country except for Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who was visiting a religious site in Iraq.
The repeated denials from senior Iranian officials suggest a coordinated effort to distance Tehran from reports of secret or preparatory talks, even as regional actors and media outlets continue to circulate rumors of a potential breakthrough. The two statements—one from the ministry spokesperson and one from the deputy foreign minister—cover the same core message but from different levels of the Iranian diplomatic hierarchy.
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