Iran's New York delegation rules out talks with US, IRNA reports
The statement follows Trump's rejection of Tehran's nuclear proposal and weeks of New York talks Iranian officials had called increasingly positive
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Iran's delegation in New York has no plans to negotiate with the United States, IRNA reported.
The statement comes after Trump rejected a nuclear talks proposal from Iran, following weeks of New York talks that Tehran officials had described as entering a detailed, more positive phase.
The reversal adds to a mixed run of signals from Tehran. Iran had earlier denied that any US-Iran talks were taking place at all, calling such reports "market management." A senior Iranian official had said Tehran could return to a memorandum of understanding with Washington, and a senior Iranian source said Tehran and Washington had traded messages tying access through the Strait of Hormuz to an easing of sanctions.
The Strait remains a pressure point. An Iranian official has said it stays shut until Tehran's conditions are met, and Centcom said it had redirected 122 vessels enforcing the blockade there. A US official said Washington is in a strong position and controls the Strait.
Iran's rejection of negotiations contradicts the recent momentum in the New York talks, where technical experts from Qatar had joined discussions and the atmosphere had been described as increasingly positive. It signals a hardening stance after that engagement, making near-term de-escalation less likely and keeping geopolitical risk elevated for energy markets and risk assets.