Iran rejects direct talks with US on nuclear program after Trump’s letter
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced on Sunday that Tehran rejects direct negotiations with the United States regarding its rapidly advancing nuclear program. This marks Iran's first response to a letter from US President Donald Trump to the country’s supreme leader. The move echoes Trump’s previous letter exchanges with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his first term, which led to face-to-face meetings but failed to produce agreements on limiting Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs. The last time Trump attempted to send a letter to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei through the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2019, Khamenei mocked the effort. Trump’s letter comes as both the US and Israel have warned that they will not allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon, raising concerns of a military confrontation.
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