Trump Accuses Iran of Denying Talks, Demands Deal

President Trump says Iran begged for talks, won a pause in American strikes, then pretended the negotiations were never happening.

Trump unloaded on Tehran’s leadership Monday, accusing the regime of negotiating through intermediaries while publicly denying that it was talking with the United States.

“Iranian Leadership is unbelievably duplicitous!” Trump wrote on TRUTH Social.

The president said Iranian officials requested a meeting over the weekend, prompting the United States to temporarily hold its fire as negotiations began.

“They ask for a meeting, some would say ‘beg,’ talks begin, with more scheduled in the immediate future, and they say, openly and proudly, that they’re not having any discussions, that nothing is being talked about, and they’re only dealing with ‘Oman,’” Trump wrote.

Oman has served as an intermediary in discussions involving Washington and Tehran, allowing both sides to communicate without necessarily holding public, face-to-face negotiations.

Trump’s accusation suggests the diplomatic channel remains active despite Iranian leaders’ public denials. It also signals that the president’s patience with the regime’s messaging is wearing thin.

Trump also rejected Iran’s claims of authority over the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that the US Navy and its blockade now determine what passes through the strategic waterway.

“They then go on to give their usual blather in saying, the Strait of Hormuz will be operated powerfully by them, when it is already completely controlled by the United States Navy and our ‘Blockade’ or, as some say, ‘The United States Wall of Steel!’” Trump wrote.

“Nothing gets through to Iran, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a Deal, or Total Surrender, is accomplished.”

“Whether Iran wants to admit it or not, we are, in fact, talking of a solution to a problem that they have caused, for decades,” he wrote.

“It is very simple, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!”

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