{"id":26209,"date":"2026-08-03T15:36:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26209"},"modified":"2026-08-03T15:36:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:36:48","slug":"iran-denies-talks-with-us-after-trump-teases-imminent-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26209","title":{"rendered":"Iran Denies Talks with US After Trump Teases &#8216;Imminent&#8217; Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-wrap\">\n<div class=\"o-share-btn-wrap\">\n<div id=\"post-social\">\n<div class=\"o-share-wrap\">\n<p>    <button class=\"o-share-btn o-share-btn-article\">Share<\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-share\">\n<div class=\"share-reddit o-share-item is-hidden\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" onclick=\"window.location = '\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=\" encodeuricomponent=\"\" return=\"\" false=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64, 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\" alt=\"submit to reddit\" border=\"0\" width=\"58\" height=\"20\"\/> <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n      <button id=\"copy-button\" data-copy-url=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/iran-denies-its-in-talks-with-us-hours-after-trump-teased-imminent-deal\">Copy\u00a0Link<\/button>&#13;\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"o-comments-link u-disqus-count c-article__comments-link\" aria-label=\"Comments\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/iran-denies-its-in-talks-with-us-hours-after-trump-teased-imminent-deal\/#open-comments\" data-disqus-identifier=\"5747653 https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/?p=5747653\">\u00a0<\/a><\/div>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<div id=\"attachment_5745720\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5745720\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5745720\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26154769821602-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"trump\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26154769821602-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26154769821602-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26154769821602-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26154769821602-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26154769821602-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26154769821602-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5745720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Brandon\/AP Photo<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Iran has denied it is engaged in negotiations with the U.S. \u2014 directly contradicting President <strong>Donald Trump\u2019s<\/strong> announcement made just hours earlier that fresh talks aimed at ending the six-month conflict would begin Monday and that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/im-not-looking-to-kill-people-trump-declares-iran-peace-deal-is-imminent\/\">a peace deal was \u201cimminent.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not currently negotiating with the United States. Our negotiations are with Oman to secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman <strong>Esmaeil Baqaei<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-says-no-current-talks-with-us-2026-08-03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> during a weekly press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>The statement came after Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Sunday that negotiations would start \u201ctomorrow afternoon\u201d and focus on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and ensuring Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n<p>The president also claimed he had abandoned plans for what he described as \u201cthe biggest attack since World War II\u201d after appeals from Iran and regional allies including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not looking to kill people, \u2019cause people die,\u201d Trump told reporters. \u201cA lot of people die. And we don\u2019t want that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cNow what we\u2019re doing is we\u2019re talking to them in the form of a negotiation. It begins tomorrow afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump also declared over the weekend that the \u201cperimeters\u201d of a deal had been agreed to, and days after he warned the U.S. would strike Iran \u201cvery hard\u201d if diplomacy failed.<\/p>\n<p>Previous ceasefire efforts collapsed last month, triggering renewed exchanges after Iran attacked a shipping vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Baqaei added that talks between Iran and Oman were close to reaching an understanding on a shipping route \u201cacceptable to both sides,\u201d adding: \u201cWe are now going to reach an understanding on a route acceptable to both sides \u2013 neither the northern route nor the southern route \u2013 but one that respects the sovereign rights of both sides and safeguards our national interests and security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He stressed, however, that any agreement would not amount to reopening the strait.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share &#13; Copy\u00a0Link&#13; \u00a0 Alex Brandon\/AP Photo Iran has denied it is engaged in negotiations with the U.S. \u2014 directly contradicting President Donald Trump\u2019s announcement made just hours earlier that fresh talks aimed at ending the six-month conflict would begin Monday and that a peace deal was \u201cimminent.\u201d \u201cWe are not currently negotiating with the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26210,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26154769821602-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsweek-trending"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}