Iran's refusal to engage in talks amplifies growing nuclear tensions, as the US and Israel warn against Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon, heightening fears of potential military conflict. On Sunday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian announced that Tehran rejects direct negotiations with the United States over its rapidly advancing nuclear program. This marks Iran's first response to a letter from US President Donald Trump addressed to the country바카라s supreme leader.
The move mirrors Trump바카라s previous letter exchanges with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his first term, which led to face-to-face meetings but ultimately failed to yield agreements on curbing Pyongyang바카라s nuclear and missile programs.
The last time Trump attempted to send a letter to Iran바카라s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei through the late Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2019, Khamenei mocked the effort.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened Iran with bombings and secondary tariffs if Tehran did not come to an agreement with Washington over its nuclear program.
In a telephone interview with NBC News, Trump said U.S. and Iranian officials were talking but did not elaborate.
"If they don't make a deal, there will be bombing," Trump said. "But there's a chance that if they don't make a deal, that I will do secondary tariffs on them like I did four years ago."
In recent weeks, Iran has sent mixed signals. During Quds (Jerusalem) Day demonstrations on Friday, organizers instructed crowds to chant only 바카라Death to Israel!바카라바카라a departure from previous years when 바카라Death to America!바카라 was also a common slogan.
A video from Iran바카라s Revolutionary Guard unveiling an underground missile base showed troops stepping on an Israeli flag painted on the ground, but no American flag, which is often seen in such propaganda visuals.
However, Press TV, the English-language branch of Iranian state media, recently published an article listing U.S. military bases in the Middle East as potential targets. The list included Camp Thunder Cove on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, where the U.S. has stationed stealth B-2 bombers, likely used in operations over Yemen.
