Iran Refutes Trump's Remarks, Says No Plans For Nuclear Talks With US | Top Updates

Last Updated:June 27, 2025, 07:37 IST

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran had no plan to meet the United States for nuclear talks after Trump said both sides would meet next week.

US President Donald Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei | AP Image

Iran-Israel Conflict: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that Iran had no plan to meet the United States for talks, contradicting US President Donald Trump’s statement that Washington planned to have talks with Tehran next week.

This came days after Iran and Israel traded deadly aerial strikes for 11 days, and the conflict escalated dramatically after the US military launched massive airstrikes on Tehran’s nuclear bases before a ceasefire was announced.

Despite the most serious conflict between Israel and Iran derailing nuclear talks, Trump had earlier said Washington would hold discussions with Tehran next week, with his special envoy Steve Witkoff expressing hope “for a comprehensive peace agreement".

However, Araghchi shut down what he said was “speculation" that Tehran would come to the table and said it “should not be taken seriously".

He said on state television, “I would like to state clearly that no agreement, arrangement or conversation has been made to start new negotiations."

Drone Strikes Reported In Tehran

Days after the Iran-Israel ceasefire, reports of a possible drone strike against an apartment inside a high-rise skyscraper in Tehran surfaced, with several senior officials of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and nuclear scientists reportedly targeted.

There was speculation that Israel was the one who launched the attack, as videos of a fire at the apartment building in Tehran went viral on social media. However, no one has claimed responsibility so far, and the reports of an Israeli drone strike were not independently confirmed.

Iran Suspends Cooperation With UN Nuclear Watchdog

Iran passed a bill suspending cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog – the Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) – after being passed by lawmakers and approved by a top vetting body.

“The bill that was approved by (parliament) and has been approved by the Guardian Council today… is binding on us and there is no doubt about its implementation," Araghchi said. “From now on, our relationship and cooperation with the (IAEA) will take a new form."

‘Extensive’ Damage To Iran’s Nuclear Sites

Meanwhile, Araghchi told Iran’s state TV that the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites left “extensive and serious" damage, after Iranian lawmakers passed a “binding" bill suspending cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog.

“I must say the damage is extensive and serious, but whether IAEA inspectors should come and be fully informed is a decision that must be made in accordance with the parliament’s law," he said.

This came as the White House continued to insist that the US operation had “obliterated" Iran’s nuclear capabilities and blasted a media report saying that the strikes only set back the nuclear programme by months.

The US Senate received a classified briefing on the conflict on Thursday, after which Republican Senators expressed confidence in the US strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, while Democrats expressed skepticism.

Khamenei Issues First Statement After Ceasefire

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued his first statement after the conflict, claiming “victory" over Israel and accusing Trump of exaggerating the impact of US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. He insisted that Iran had dealt a humiliating “slap" after the strikes.

The strikes, he insisted, had done “nothing significant" to Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. “The American president exaggerated events in unusual ways, and it turned out that he needed this exaggeration," he added.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday dismissed comments from Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying, “When you have a totalitarian regime, you have to save face. I think any common-sense, open-minded person knows the truth about the precision strikes on Saturday night — they were wildly successful, and it’s what led to the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Iran, which the president is very grateful for."

Meanwhile, Israeli Defence Minister, Israel Katz, said there was no opportunity for Israel to assassinate the Supreme Leader as he went into hiding when the conflict broke out on July 13. “If (Khamenei) had been in our sights, we would have taken him out," he told Israeli media.

(with inputs from agencies)

Tehran, Iran

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