SAEDNEWS: Iran has firmly ruled out any new negotiations with the United States in the wake of last month’s U.S.-Israeli airstrikes, which Tehran says exposed the futility of diplomacy with the Trump administration.
According to Saed News, officials in Tehran have declared that the path to diplomacy is no longer viable after the U.S. bombed Iranian nuclear sites at Natanz, Esfahan, and Fordow, killing more than 1,000 people—mostly civilians—between June 13 and 24. President Donald Trump personally authorized the attacks during the final days of indirect nuclear talks, prompting Iranian leaders to conclude that Washington has no genuine interest in diplomacy.
“Negotiation is not on the table right now,” said Ali Larijani, senior advisor to Ayatollah Khamenei, on Thursday. “They have waged war against us—first, they must explain why.” His comments reflect a broader sentiment within Iran’s political establishment: that the U.S. used talks as a tactical ploy while preparing military aggression.
Iran and the U.S. had held five rounds of indirect nuclear negotiations before the war. A sixth was scheduled just days before Israeli airstrikes began, followed by the U.S. escalation. Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu justified the campaign as a preventive measure against nuclear proliferation. However, the IAEA’s own May report—widely viewed as recycling disputed allegations—failed to provide concrete evidence of weapons activity, casting doubt on the official rationale for war.
Speaking after a video call with the EU foreign policy chief and European foreign ministers, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said future negotiations will depend on the opposing side’s “readiness to accept key realities” and guarantee a “fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial” framework. He emphasized that the U.S. exited the JCPOA and initiated hostilities, adding, “They walked away from diplomacy and chose war.”
Despite Trump’s public calls for renewed talks—while simultaneously claiming Iran’s nuclear program was “obliterated”—Tehran remains unconvinced. A senior Iranian official told Press TV that Washington’s real objective is to use diplomacy as a precursor to conflict. “If talks are merely prelude to war, we prefer to focus on defense.”
Iran has made clear it will not re-enter negotiations without binding guarantees that diplomacy will not be exploited as cover for further attacks.
