Trump claims Tehran wants dialogue, Iran says no negotiations with US
Iran has firmly ruled out negotiations with the United States, dismissing claims by US President Donald Trump that Tehran’s new leadership is seeking dialogue.
Ali Larijani, head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said Monday that the Islamic Republic “will not negotiate with the United States,” rejecting media reports suggesting Iranian officials had approached Washington following a wave of US-Israeli strikes.
In posts on X, Larijani accused Trump of destabilising the Middle East and warned that continued military action would only increase American casualties. He said Iran would defend itself against what he described as external aggression.
Speaking to The Atlantic, Trump claimed Iranian leaders wanted discussions and that he had agreed to engage. “They want to talk and I have agreed to talk,” he said, adding that Tehran had delayed too long in making concessions.
However, the diplomatic rhetoric comes amid escalating military confrontation. Trump confirmed that US combat operations were ongoing and would continue until Washington’s objectives were achieved. In a video message posted to Truth Social, he acknowledged that three US service members had been killed, with five others seriously wounded, marking the first publicly confirmed American casualties in the latest conflict.
According to the US military, more than 1,000 Iranian targets have been struck since large-scale operations began, including missile facilities hit by B-2 stealth bombers. Trump also claimed that dozens of Iranian leaders had been killed and that several Iranian naval vessels were destroyed.
Tehran has launched retaliatory strikes, while public opinion in the United States appears divided. A recent poll indicated that only about one in four Americans support military action against Iran.
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