Iran Ready for Indirect Talks, Rejects US Diplomatic Approach

Kamal Kharazi, head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, stated that Iran remains open to indirect negotiations despite rejecting the current diplomatic approach of the U.S.

“What we see today in the behavior of the U.S. administration is a psychological war, promoting the policy of ‘either war or negotiation’ through contradictory messages from American officials,” he said, The Caspian Post reports, citing Iranian media.

Kharazi, a former foreign minister, explained that these mixed signals from U.S. officials, including President Trump himself and his recent letter to Iran-widely covered by American and regional media-are part of a strategy to create confusion, false optimism, and polarization within Iran.

This, he cautioned, has led some to believe that Trump genuinely seeks to improve relations between Tehran and Washington.

However, Kharazi questioned the true intentions behind the U.S. strategy, which he said was an invitation to negotiate under the shadow of intensified economic sanctions and military threats.

He warned that such negotiations lack clear principles and, based on past experiences, cannot be trusted.