'No logical justification': Iran rejects Trump's claim of nuclear talks
Iran Press TV
Wednesday, 19 November 2025 4:20 PM
Iran has rejected any notion of negotiations with the United States at present, dismissing US President Donald Trump's claim that talks were already underway.
"Currently, there is no process of negotiation between Iran and the United States," Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told reporters in Tehran on Wednesday.
Baghaei reiterated Iran's long-standing position that engaging with the United States is illogical while Washington continues to prioritize military pressure over diplomacy.
"As the foreign minister has said many times, talking to a side that does not believe in mutual respect and takes pride in military aggression against Iran has no logical justification," he said, referring to the 12-day US-Israeli aggression against Iran in June.
That aggression was launched in a surprise offensive just ahead of the sixth round of nuclear talks scheduled between Iran and the Trump administration on finding a replacement for the 2015 nuclear deal.
On November 18, Trump told reporters at the White House that he believed Tehran was ready for a deal.
Speaking alongside Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Trump said, "I am totally open to it, and we're talking to them, and we start a process."
"It would be a nice thing to have a deal with Iran," he said, suggesting that Saudi support could facilitate negotiations.
Letter to Saudi Arabia unrelated to US
Baghaei also addressed reports suggesting that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian had sent a message to the Saudi crown prince, clarifying that the communication was strictly bilateral and did not involve potential talks with the United States.
In response to Trump's claim that the United States was in talks with Iran, Mohammed bin Salman told the president that Riyadh was ready to help facilitate a deal.
"I will be working closely on the issue, and we will do our best to help reach a deal between America and Iran," he said.
"The president's message to the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, delivered by the new head of Iran's Hajj and Pilgrimage Organization, was purely bilateral in content," Baghaei said.
"It expressed the Islamic Republic of Iran's appreciation to Saudi Arabia for the services provided to Iranian pilgrims during last year's Hajj and emphasized the importance of continuing cooperation and coordination to ensure the successful organization of this year's pilgrimage."
Iran and Saudi Arabia normalized relations under a China-brokered deal in 2023 following a seven-year rupture.
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