Iran said today there were no talks under way with the United States and no plans for any meetings, contradicting U.S. President Donald Trump who had said that negotiations with Iran through intermediaries are scheduled to take place today. Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One, Mr. Trump had said that diplomatic engagements involving Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Iran led him to halt what was originally planned as a massive attack. However, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei rejected the claim, saying no negotiations with the United States were taking place and no meetings were scheduled. Baghaei added that all Iranian negotiators were currently in the country, apart from Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, who was on a religious pilgrimage in Iraq. The only talks under way, he said, were discussions with Oman over management of the Strait of Hormuz..
