Last Updated on March 23, 2026 10:32 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ
AMN / News Desk
Iran has denied holding negotiations with the United States after U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran had reached “major points of agreement” during recent discussions aimed at easing tensions.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei dismissed the claim, saying no direct talks had taken place between the two countries. According to Iran’s state-run news agency Islamic Republic News Agency, IRNA Baghaei said Tehran has not engaged in negotiations with Washington, despite reports suggesting diplomatic progress.
Responding to a question from an IRNA reporter, Baghaei acknowledged that Iran had received messages in recent days through what he described as “friendly countries”, indicating that the United States was seeking negotiations to end the ongoing conflict. He said Tehran had responded to those messages “appropriately” and in accordance with what he called Iran’s principled positions.
The Iranian spokesperson also warned that any attack on the country’s critical infrastructure would trigger a strong military response.
“Any action against Iran’s energy infrastructure will be met with a decisive, immediate and effective response by Iran’s armed forces,” Baghaei said, according to IRNA.
He further stressed that Iran had not participated in any negotiations with the United States during the past 24 days of what he described as an “imposed war.” Baghaei added that Tehran’s position regarding the strategic Strait of Hormuz and the conditions required for ending the conflict remains unchanged.
Earlier in the day, Trump suggested that diplomatic progress had been made. Speaking to reporters at an airport in West Palm Beach, Florida after spending the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. president said discussions with two senior American envoys had continued late into Sunday.
Trump told reporters the talks had produced “major points of agreement” between the two sides, though he declined to provide details about the substance of those discussions.
“We’ll see where they lead,” Trump said, suggesting that diplomatic contacts could continue despite the ongoing tensions.
The conflicting statements from Washington and Tehran highlight the uncertainty surrounding back-channel diplomacy as the crisis in the region continues, with global markets and governments closely watching whether the situation moves toward negotiations or further escalation.