Iran, which has been continuing armed clashes with Israel for five days, strongly denied through some media and social media the rumor of back-channel talks with the United States via Oman.
Mohammad Mokhber, considered a closest aide to the deceased supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appeared on Iranian state TV on the 4th (local time) and said, "Iran does not have any form of contact with the United States," adding, "There will be no negotiations with the U.S. government (going forward)."
He went on, "Iran has no trust in the United States and there is no basis to negotiate with them," and said, "We can continue the war as long as we want."
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also said on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) that "when complex nuclear negotiations are treated like a real estate transaction and big lies cover the truth, unrealistic expectations will not be met," adding, "Trump betrayed diplomacy and the Americans who elected him."