{"id":26534,"date":"2026-08-03T21:54:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26534"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:54:50","slug":"trump-jabs-duplicitous-iran-claims-talks-are-happening-whether-they-admit-it-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=26534","title":{"rendered":"Trump Jabs \u2018Duplicitous\u2019 Iran, Claims Talks Are Happening Whether They Admit It or Not"},"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=\"attachment_5745408\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5745408\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5745408\" src=\"https:\/\/am14.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/07\/trump-7-1200x800.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5745408\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> accused Iran\u2019s leadership of being \u201cunbelievably duplicitous\u201d and insisted peace negotiations were under way \u201cwhether\u201d the regime \u201cwants to admit it or not\u201d after Tehran publicly denied his claim of direct talks.<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy post on Truth Social on Monday, Trump reacted to a statement from Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson <strong>Esmaeil Baqaei<\/strong> earlier in the day, who had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/iran-denies-its-in-talks-with-us-hours-after-trump-teased-imminent-deal\/\">rejected<\/a> the idea that the regime was negotiating with the United States, despite the president&#8217;s insistence to the contrary during a Sunday night Air Force One press gaggle.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to social media the president unloaded on Baqaei&#8217;s statement: \u201cThey ask for a meeting, some would say \u2018beg,\u2019 talks begin, with more scheduled in the immediate future, and they say, openly and proudly, that they\u2019re not having any discussions, that nothing is being talked about, and they\u2019re only dealing with \u2018Oman.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued: \u201cThey then go on to give their usual blather in saying, the Strait of Hormuz will be operated powerfully by them, when it is already completely controlled by the United States Navy and our \u2018Blockade\u2019 or, as some say, \u2018The United States Wall of Steel!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cNothing gets through to Iran, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a Deal, or Total Surrender, is accomplished.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The president concluded: \u201cWhether Iran wants to admit it or not, we are, in fact, talking of a solution to a problem that they have caused, for decades. It is very simple, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5747739\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5747739\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5747739\" src=\"https:\/\/am11.mediaite.com\/med\/cnt\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-03-at-16-45-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"778\" height=\"712\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5747739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Screengrab via Truth Social)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump had told reporters on Air Force One that negotiations with Iran would begin \u201ctomorrow afternoon\u201d and declared a peace agreement was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/politics\/im-not-looking-to-kill-people-trump-declares-iran-peace-deal-is-imminent\/\">\u201cimminent.\u201d<\/a> He also said he had shelved plans for what he described as \u201cthe biggest attack since World War II\u201d after appeals from Iran and regional partners including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Baqaei <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/iran-says-no-current-talks-with-us-2026-08-03\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">maintained<\/a> Monday that discussions involving Oman were focused on securing a mutually acceptable shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz rather than direct U.S.-Iran negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>He said the sides were close to reaching an understanding on a route that would \u201crespect the sovereign rights of both sides and safeguard our national interests and security,\u201d while stressing that any agreement would not amount to reopening the strait.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/news\/trump-jabs-duplicitous-iran-claims-talks-are-happening-whether-they-admit-it-or-not\/\">Trump Jabs \u2018Duplicitous\u2019 Iran, Claims Talks Are Happening Whether They Admit It or Not<\/a> first appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\">Mediaite<\/a>.<\/p>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) President Donald Trump accused Iran\u2019s leadership of being \u201cunbelievably duplicitous\u201d and insisted peace negotiations were under way \u201cwhether\u201d the regime \u201cwants to admit it or not\u201d after Tehran publicly denied his claim of direct talks. 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