In an interview with the New York Post, Trump said his administration spoke with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, a former Revolutionary Guard commander.
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On the fifth week of war between the U.S. and Israel against Iran, President Donald Trump said the U.S. government is parleying with Tehran’s parliament speaker to end the conflict and possibly reopen the Strait of Hormuz, even though Iranian officials have refuted that any direct conversations have happened.
In an interview with the New York Post, Trump said his administration spoke with Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, a former Revolutionary Guard commander.
According to a story by The Epoch Times, when asked whether Ghalibaf would work with the United States, Trump said, “We’re going to find out. I’ll let you know that in about a week.”
On X, Ghalibaf appeared to answer Trump’s comments, saying that the U.S. government is promoting “its desires as news while threatening our nation at same time,” a situation he called a “Big Mistake.”
“If they hit one, they’ll take several back. God willing, the people of Iran, under the leadership of the Supreme Leader, will make the enemy regret the aggression and reclaim their rights,” he wrote.
Esmaeil Baqaei, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, also denied that Tehran had any direct talks with the U.S. government over ending the month-long war or reopening the Strait of Hormuz, according to state-run media outlet Tasnim News. He also denied what he described as a proposal laid out by the Trump administration.
Earlier this week, Trump warned that Iran’s energy infrastructure could be hit by U.S. airstrikes if the country doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz waterway that connects the oil-rich Persian Gulf nations with the rest of the world.
This past week, Ghalibaf wrote in a post on X that there had been no discussions between the two sides.
“No negotiations have been held with the US, and fake news is used to manipulate the financial and oil markets and escape the quagmire in which the U.S. and Israel are trapped,” Ghalibaf wrote.
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