In a swift reaction, Iran’s Foreign Ministry and state-linked media has categorically denied claims by the United States President Donald Trump that the two nations had held “very good and productive” talks.
This direct contradiction emerged after Trump announced a five-day pause on planned military strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure, citing constructive progress toward resolving Middle East hostilities.
Posting in all caps on Truth Social, President Trump asserted that the U.S. and Iran had engaged in “in-depth, detailed, and constructive conversations” over the previous 48 hours.
The United States and Iran “have had, over the last two days, very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East,” Trump wrote.
“Based on the tenor and tone” of the talks, “witch (sic) will continue throughout the week, I have instructed the Department of War to postpone any and all military strikes against Iranian power plants and energy infrastructure for a five-day period, subject to the success of the ongoing meetings,” he added.
However, the Iranian state media, including Press TV and Fars News Agency, flatly denied any direct or indirect negotiations.
A senior Iranian security official dismissed Trump’s account as “psychological warfare”.
According to a report by NDTV citing Press TV, the official said Trump had in fact withdrawn the talks offer due to Iran’s credible military threats and mounting financial pressures on the United States and the West.
The official was unequivocal in rejecting the notion that any negotiation was underway.
“Negotiations are not happening and psychological warfare won’t restore the Strait of Hormuz or stabilise energy markets,” the official said, adding that Trump’s five-day ultimatum only underscored ongoing plans for further attacks — plans Iran said it would meet with a full-scale defence response.
The contradictory accounts from both sides have deepened uncertainty over the true state of US-Iran relations, leaving global energy markets and diplomatic observers with sharply divergent narratives about whether a resolution to the Middle East crisis is genuinely within reach or remains a distant prospect.
