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What to know about Iranian foreign minister rejects talks with US

The article reports conflicting statements between Iran's foreign minister and U.S. President Trump regarding ongoing negotiations. Iran denies any talks, while Trump claims discussions have already occurred.

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What happened

Iranian foreign minister rejects talks with US Iranian foreign minister rejects talks with US “No negotiations have taken place.” Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi says his country is not and will not negotiate with the US while it is under attack.

Why it matters

A day earlier, President Trump said the US was already in talks with Iranian officials, which Tehran denied.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: Iran's foreign minister says his country is not and will not negotiate with the US while it is under attack.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

The article reports conflicting statements between Iran's foreign minister and U.S. President Trump regarding ongoing negotiations. Iran denies any talks, while Trump claims discussions have already occurred.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/3/25/iranian-foreign-minister-reje…

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Iran's foreign minister says his country is not and will not negotiate with the US while it is under attack”
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Web search results confirm that Iran's foreign minister stated that negotiations are not occurring, specifically mentioning that Tehran does not intend to negotiate while the country is under duress or attack.
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web search NEUTRAL — Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reiterated Iran’s refusal to engage in negotiations with the United States under pressure, dismissing the notion that the country could be coerced into talks.
https://www.presstv.co.uk/Detail/2025/02/17/743008/Iran-no-n…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran's foreign minister says the country is not currently negotiating with the US to end the war and "does not intend" to do so.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly9nz5vyz4o
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web search NEUTRAL — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday said that the US and Iran have exchanged indirect messages through mediators, but that there have been no formal negotiations, adding that Tehran doe…
https://news.antiwar.com/2026/03/31/irans-foreign-minister-a…
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Claim 2: “Iranian foreign minister rejects talks with US”
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Multiple cross-reference sources from Deutsche Welle confirm the consistent report from Iran's foreign minister that no negotiations are taking place with the US.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran's foreign minister insists 'no negotiations' are being held with the US
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-trump-says-us-will-be-leaving…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran's foreign minister insists 'no negotiations' are being held with the US
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-trump-says-us-will-be-leaving…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran's foreign minister stated there are no negotiations with the US.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15d980nyw1o
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Claim 3: “President Trump said the US was already in talks with Iranian officials”
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Multiple web search results cite statements from Donald Trump claiming that negotiations were underway or that talks had taken place with Iranian officials. Wikipedia also references negotiations involving Trump and Iran.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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Claim 4: “No negotiations have taken place”
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Multiple cross-reference sources from Deutsche Welle confirm the consistent report from Iran's foreign minister that no negotiations are taking place with the US.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran's foreign minister insists 'no negotiations' are being held with the US
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-trump-says-us-will-be-leaving…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran's foreign minister insists 'no negotiations' are being held with the US
https://www.dw.com/en/iran-war-trump-says-us-will-be-leaving…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran's foreign minister stated there are no negotiations with the US.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15d980nyw1o
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Claim 5: “Tehran denied that negotiations had taken place”
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Multiple web search results report that Iran denied holding talks with the US, directly contradicting claims made by Donald Trump in the same reports.
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM/TEL AVIV, March 23 (Reuters) - Iran denied on Monday that it had engaged in negotiations with the United States, after President Donald Trump postponed a threat to bomb Iran's ...
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-threatens-ret…
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web search NEUTRAL — Senior Iranian officials have denied that Iran held talks with the United States, just hours after US President Donald Trump claimed "very good and productive conversations" had taken place ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/3/23/iran-denies-any-tal…
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web search NEUTRAL — A senior Iranian official told Reuters the US had requested a meeting with Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, but that the supreme national security council had yet to decide on ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/23/trump-extends-…
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