Iran's foreign minister says there are no negotiations with US

🇮🇷 public Iran · Mar 25, 2026 · 1060 words · By Paulin Kola

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Iran's foreign minister says there are no negotiations with US - Published 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.

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What happened

Why it matters

Abbas Araghchi's comments came as US President Donald Trump's press secretary said talks were "ongoing" and "productive".

Common ground

Araghchi said the US had been sending ideas via mediators - at one stage appearing to refer to a 15-point plan the US is reported to have passed to Iran.

Perspective signals

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

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that Iran would also be required to reopen the Strait of Hormuz so it could function as a 'free maritime corridor'?
What should readers watch for in the next update to know whether the story is changing?

open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly9nz5vyz4o

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Claim 1: “Iran would also be required to reopen the Strait of Hormuz so it could function as a 'free maritime corridor'”

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No sources in evidence archives, web search, or Wikipedia confirm or refute this claim.

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Claim 2: “Trump's proposals are reported to have been passed on to Iran by Pakistan. Turkey and Egypt are also thought to have been involved”

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Claim 3: “Iran's counter-proposals include a complete halt to 'aggression and assassinations by the enemy'”

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Claim 4: “Egypt's foreign minister said on Wednesday that he had an open line of communication with his Iranian counterpart Araghchi”

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Claim 5: “Iran must fulfil a number of demands for the war to end”

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Claim 6: “Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtada Khamenei, is not believed to be among the negotiators”

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Claim 7: “Trump's press secretary said: 'The White House never confirmed that full plan. There are elements of truth to it, but some of the stories I read were not entirely factual'”

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Claim 8: “US President Donald Trump's press secretary said talks were 'ongoing' and 'productive'”

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Multiple web search results and Wikipedia confirm Trump's press secretary described talks as 'ongoing' and 'productive'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 8 April 2026, the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire in the 2026 Iran war, mediated by Pakistan. Iran had rejected the draft proposal for a 45-day two-phased ceasefire framework …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war_ceasefire

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Throughout both of his presidencies, U.S. president Donald Trump has expressed a desire to expand the United States' territory and influence through both land purchases and military means. Trump first…
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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 U.S. president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025–2026_Iran–United_States_n…

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Claim 9: “Israel has intensified its campaign against Hezbollah, announcing its military would remain in a widened buffer zone inside Lebanon”

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Claim 10: “All international sanctions would be lifted on Iran”

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Claim 11: “Iran's foreign minister said 'some ideas' had been proposed to the country's senior leaders”

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Claim 12: “Iran is also demanding the payment of war damages and reparations”

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Claim 13: “Iran must 'commit never to pursue nuclear weapons', pledge to dismantle nuclear facilities and hand over enriched uranium to the IAEA”

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Claim 14: “Iran would agree to limit its missile programme in range and quantity”

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Claim 15: “Iran's foreign minister says there are no negotiations with US”

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BBC and Deutsche Welle report the foreign minister denying negotiations, but Wikipedia explicitly states negotiations began in 2025. The claim conflicts with evidence of ongoing talks.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Relations between Iran and the United States in modern-day are unsettled and have a troubled history. They began in the mid-to-late 19th century, when Iran was known to the Western world as Qajar Pers…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–United_States_relations

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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 16: “US troops are now being sent to the region, with some suggestions they may be used to open the Strait of Hormuz or seize some territory in Iran”

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Claim 17: “Tehran wants Israel to end attacks on Iranian allies in the region”

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Claim 18: “The war began on 28 February with US and Israeli air strikes”

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Multiple web search results and Wikipedia explicitly cite 28 February 2026 as the start date of the conflict via US and Israeli strikes.

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb28, 2026 ·TheUnited Statesand Israelhave launched a strike campaign into Iran in order to topple the Islamic Republic, among other objectives.
https://www.understandingwar.org/research/middle-east/iran-u…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb28, 2026 ·Conflictwas sparked accross the Middle East after theUSand Israellaunched wide-rangingstrikeson Iran, killing the country's supreme leaderon 28February.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2dyz6p3weo

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 1, 2026 ·Iranwartimeline: 1 month of escalatingstrikes, broadeningconflictThe warbeganonFeb.28with a series ofU.S.and Israeliairstrikes on Iran.
https://abcnews.com/International/iran-war-timeline-1-month-…

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Claim 19: “The US had been sending ideas via mediators - at one stage appearing to refer to a 15-point plan the US is reported to have passed to Iran”

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Web search results and Wikipedia entries independently reference a 15-point plan transmitted via mediators.

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Claim 20: “Iran would stop funding regional proxies - Hezbollah in Lebanon, Hamas in Gaza and the Houthis in Yemen”

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