Iran has not contacted US about possible peace talks: Tehran's UN envoy

Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva on Tuesday ruled out for now any negotiations with the United States, three days after the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes on his country.

Explosions rocked Tehran again on Tuesday, and financial markets around the world tumbled amid fears of a prolonged disruption to global energy supplies. U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have given open-ended answers when asked how long the war might last.

Ali ⁠Bahreini, ambassador of the Iranian mission to the U.N. in Geneva, told reporters that Iran had not contacted the U.S. either directly or indirectly about holding talks to de-escalate the conflict or about resuming negotiations over Tehran's nuclear program.

Asked about the prospects for any talks, Bahreini said: "For the time being we are very doubtful about the usefulness of negotiation... The only language for talking with the United States is the language of defense."

"I don't think it is a time for having any kind of ⁠negotiation from our side," he added.



Reuters