TEHRAN: Iran has sent a response through Oman to U.S. President Donald Trump’s letter in which he urged Tehran to reach a new nuclear deal, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was cited as saying by the official IRNA news agency on Thursday.
Iran has conveyed its response to a letter from former U.S. President Donald Trump through Oman’s diplomatic channels, according to Iranian state media reports. The official news agency, IRNA, quoted Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who confirmed that Iran’s reply was sent “appropriately.”
Araghchi made it clear that Iran’s stance remains unchanged: the country will not engage in direct negotiations while facing maximum pressure and military threats from the U.S. However, he reiterated the possibility of continuing indirect negotiations, as had been done in the past.
In his response, Iran provided insights into its perspective on the situation and addressed the contents of Trump’s letter, although the specific details of this correspondence have not been publicly disclosed.
Trump’s letter, which urged Iran to consider a new nuclear agreement, was delivered to Iranian officials by Anwar Gargash, a senior diplomat from the UAE, during a visit to Tehran in March 2025.
Since Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear deal and the subsequent re-imposition of extensive sanctions in 2018, Iran’s nuclear program has been a contentious issue.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has reported that Iran has accumulated sufficient fissile material that could potentially be used for creating nuclear weapons, although officials assert that the program is solely for civilian energy purposes.
Despite the serious undertones of Trump’s warning about potential military repercussions if a deal is not reached, Iranian officials, including Kamal Kharrazi, an adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, indicated that they have “not closed all doors” to potential negotiations.
Kharrazi stated that, Iran is willing to engage in indirect talks with the U.S. to assess the situation, present its own conditions, and make informed decisions going forward.
