Iran has rejected any immediate talks with the United States, warning that President Donald Trump’s latest offer to resume negotiations will not change Tehran’s position on ending the Middle East war.
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Mohsen Rezaei, dismissed Trump’s remarks on Tuesday, accusing Washington of sending mixed signals over possible negotiations.
“Don’t get distracted by the U.S. president’s mixed signals — from ‘no negotiations’ to ‘we’re ready to talk’,” Rezaei said in a post on X.
He said Tehran would not enter negotiations until its conditions were met.
“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!” he added.
Trump, on Monday, said the United States was open to engaging with Iran after weeks of insisting that it was too early to discuss a deal to end the conflict.
“The failing Nation of Iran wants to make a deal, quickly and badly. I will determine whether or not the U.S.A. will choose to engage — The concept of which we are open to,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
Iran has repeatedly maintained that any agreement to end the war and its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz must address its key demands.
Among the conditions Tehran has put forward are war reparations and the lifting of U.S. sanctions.
The latest exchange underscores the widening gap between Washington and Tehran, with Trump signalling willingness to negotiate while Iran insists that talks cannot begin without prior concessions from the United States.
The standoff also comes amid heightened tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial global oil-shipping route whose disruption has intensified concerns over energy supplies and the wider economic impact of the conflict.