Iran Says It Rejects Direct US Talks in Reply to Trump’s Letter

Iran has told US President Donald Trump it won’t engage in direct negotiations with his administration, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in televised remarks.

Pezeshkian said the decision was conveyed in Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s response to a letter Trump had sent earlier this month on the prospect of new talks over Tehran’s nuclear program.

He said Iran’s response also indicated that indirect communication with the US would remain a possibility, as it had in the past.

“They must prove that they can build trust regarding their decisions, and I hope this will happen,” Pezeshkian said. “It’s the ...