Iran denies receiving official US message via Oman, rules out new negotiations

During a press briefing on Novermber 3, Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, dismissed reports suggesting that Oman had delivered an official message from the United States to Tehran.

Baghaei clarified that while intermediaries may exchange messages or follow-up notes, such communications “do not constitute the beginning of any negotiation process between Iran and the US, and will not lead to one,” Mehr reports.

Iranian government spokeswoman Fatemeh Mohajerani noted on November 2 that Tehran has received messages regarding the potential resumption of negotiations, but emphasized that no formal process has been initiated.

The statement comes amid heightened tensions following a series of military confrontations in June. On June 13, Israel launched an unprovoked attack against Iranian targets while Washington and Tehran were engaged in nuclear negotiations. The assault triggered a 12-day conflict that claimed at least 1,064 lives, including military commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians.

The United States also carried out strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites, actions which Tehran condemned as grave violations of international law. In retaliation, the Iranian Armed Forces targeted strategic locations across Israeli-occupied territories, as well as the Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, the largest US military facility in West Asia.

By June 24, Iran’s counteroperations had effectively imposed a halt to the hostilities, marking what Tehran described as a successful response to aggression from both Israel and the United States.

By Vafa Guliyeva