Iran Rules Out U.S. Talks as Trump Signals Possible Diplomacy Amid Escalation

Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani says Tehran will not negotiate with the United States, even as President Trump claims Iran wants to restart talks and is willing to meet. Trump then suggested Iranian officials were “talking” with the U.S., but offered few details amid ongoing U.S.-Israel strikes and Tehran’s retaliatory actions. The report also notes Iran forming a three‑member interim leadership council after Ayatollah Khamenei’s death and other disputed leadership casualties, all within a broader, unsettled confrontation in the region.