Rezaei says no U.S.-Iran talks are underway

Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei said Tuesday that no negotiations with the United States are underway, and that Tehran requires Washington to meet seven conditions before talks can begin. He said Iran had not received a clear U.S. response to those demands, though Washington could respond in the future.

Rezaei, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, made the remarks in an interview with Al Mayadeen. He said the conditions must also be met for the Strait of Hormuz to reopen. The seven-point framework was set out in a June interim agreement, according to reports of his position.

President Donald Trump has offered a different account of contacts, saying Iran was talking with the United States and that discussions were going well. The accounts leave the status of diplomatic contacts disputed: Rezaei said negotiations were not taking place, while Trump described ongoing communication. The reports do not independently establish whether contacts are occurring.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected reports of a planned meeting in Qatar between Rezaei and U.S. Vice President JD Vance, saying there were no plans for such a meeting. A source in Iran’s...