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Iran rejects ‘meaningless’ direct talks with US

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a joint news conference with his Armenian counterpart following their talks in Yerevan on March 25, 2025 [Karen Minasyan/AFP]

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has described the prospect of direct negotiations on its nuclear programme with the United States as “meaningless” amid mounting tensions between the two countries.

Araghchi’s remarks came in a statement on Sunday, after Trump said last month in a letter sent to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that he hoped there would be a negotiation between their countries aimed at preventing Tehran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

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