BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 25. No negotiations are
being held between Iran and the U.S., Iranian Foreign Ministry
spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, Trend reports.
"There have been no talks between Iran and the U.S. for the past
25 days, since the commencement of the illegal war launched by
Israel and the U.S. against Iran," Baghaei stated.
He further emphasized that Iran has already endured the negative
consequences of engaging with U.S. diplomacy on two separate
occasions.
"We were attacked twice, with only a nine-month gap between the
incidents, precisely during the most critical stages of
negotiations aimed at resolving the nuclear issue. This was a clear
betrayal of diplomacy. Such an event has now become a cautionary
tale in Iran, as it occurred not once but twice. Consequently, no
one in Iran can place trust in U.S. diplomacy," he asserted.
Since no concrete agreement was reached in negotiations between
the United States (US) and Iran over the nuclear program, the US
and Israel began military airstrikes against Iran on February 28.
In response, Iran launched missile and drone attacks on Israel and
US military facilities located in countries across the region,
starting the same day.
On the first day of the air strikes against Iran, Iran’s Supreme
Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and several high-ranking
military officials were killed. On March 8, Iran’s Assembly of
Experts elected Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei as Iran’s third Supreme
Leader by majority vote.
From March 1 through March 5, the confrontation expanded
further, affecting several countries across the Middle East.
The ongoing conflict has significantly threatened the region’s
energy infrastructure and maritime transport. Oil prices have
surged on global markets due to heightened security tensions around
the Strait of Hormuz, prompting several countries to advise their
citizens to leave the region.
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