Iran denies negotiations with the US, despite Trump's announcement
The US president threatened with the "biggest attack since World War II"
BarcelonaIran has denied this Monday that it is holding negotiations with the United States. The announcement comes hours after US President Donald Trump assured that talks would resume this same Monday after having postponed an imminent massive attack.
"Currently we have no negotiations with the United States," stated the spokesman for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ismail Bagaei, at a press conference. The spokesman added that any decision regarding contacts with Washington will be analyzed and made "depending on future events."
Trump had declared on board the presidential plane, during his trip to Cairo, that Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar had asked him to cancel an imminent attack because they considered it still possible to reach an agreement with Iran. "We were ready, but the allies asked for it to be canceled. The reason they asked for it is because they believe an agreement can be reached on Hormuz," stated Trump, who also announced that there could be a possible agreement on the future "denuclearization of Iran."
According to the US president, the Iranian government itself had also asked him to stop the planned offensive, which he described as "the biggest attack since World War II." "I want to save many lives, we prefer an agreement to an attack," he remarked.
Crossed attacks
Washington and Tehran signed a framework of understanding on June 17 to end the war initiated by Israel and the United States on February 28, which allowed the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened and a two-month negotiation period to begin to achieve a definitive nuclear agreement. However, since then, cross-attacks have been repeated and Trump declared the framework of understanding over, while Iran again announced the blockade of the maritime passage through which 20% of the world's oil trade passed before the war.
During recent weeks, violence has increased in the Middle East with the death of American soldiers in Iranian attacks against Jordan and Iraq, and the entry of Saudi Arabia into the conflict in a joint attack with the United States against Iranian militias in Iraq.
