TEHRAN (Iran News)  Tehran has once again said that it has not received a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump, days after he claimed to have sent such a letter to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei said during a press conference on Monday that Iran has not received any letter from the US president.

In an interview on Friday, Trump claimed that he had sent a letter to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, and proposed to negotiate with Iran on a new deal. Iran says it has not received any such letter, reiterating its position of not negotiating with Washington under pressure.

“Some foreign governments and domineering figures insist on negotiations, while their goal is not to resolve issues but to exert control and impose their own agendas,” Ayatollah Khamenei said on Saturday, dismissing the idea of negotiation with the U.S.

Baqaei also said during his presser that the most significant event in the past week was the extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, which was held at the proposal of the Islamic Republic of Iran to address developments in the occupied Palestinian territories.

He said the meeting specifically aimed to make a decision regarding the plot to forcibly displace the people of Gaza to neighboring countries.

“On the sidelines of the meeting, the foreign minister also held good discussions with his counterparts from several Islamic countries,” he added.

‘We are witnessing widespread violations of international humanitarian law’

In response to a question about the adoption of a resolution by the United Nations General Assembly and Switzerland’s responsibility regarding international documents, Baqaei said the resolution, adopted in September 2014, called on Switzerland, as the custodian and initiator of international humanitarian law instruments, particularly the four Geneva Conventions of 1949, to ensure the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure during armed conflicts.

He explained that the resolution called for holding a meeting to approve the provisions of international humanitarian law in the occupied Palestinian territories and Gaza.

“We were very saddened and surprised that Switzerland ultimately decided not to hold this conference, and this issue was one of the matters discussed in the recent [OIC] meeting,” he said.” U.S. president”

“The foreign ministers of the OIC also expressed regret over the cancellation of this conference. We do not pass judgment, but the reality is that over the past two years, there have been widespread violations of international humanitarian law, yet no response has been observed from those who consider themselves the custodians of this matter.”” U.S. president”

Recent events in Syria ‘a crucial test’ for the new rulers: Baqaei

Addressing the situation in Syria, Baqaei expressed deep concerns about distressing and tragic incidents as well as reports of insecurity, violence, and hostage-taking in various parts of the Arab country.” U.S. president”

“Any act of violence, killing, and attacks on military personnel is condemned and cannot be justified in any way. The targeting of segments of the Alawite, Christian, Druze, and other minorities has truly wounded human emotions and conscience both in the region and internationally,” he said.

He described the tragic events as a very serious and real test for Syria’s rulers to fulfill their responsibilities in safeguarding the lives and property of all Syrians, adding that this responsibility also extends to all parties that consider themselves influential in Syria’s developments.

“We have conveyed our concerns through appropriate channels to the countries that have a presence and influence in Syria, and we sincerely hope that the killings and violence against different segments of the Syrian people will come to an end,” the spokesman said.

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TEHRAN (Iran News)  He pulled the United States from a finely-negotiated multinational deal with Iran during his first term in office. He torpedoed the implementation of the agreement by the remaining parties during the rest of that term. Early into his second term, he signed a presidential memo to restore “maximum pressure” on Iran. Now U.S. President Donald Trump says he has asked Iran to reopen negotiations.

Trump said in an interview with Fox Business that he had written a letter to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, asking that negotiations be reopened.

“There are two ways Iran can be handled: militarily or you make a deal. “I would prefer to make a deal, because I’m not looking to hurt Iran. They’re great people,” Trump said in the interview, a section of which was released by Fox News on Friday.

He said the letter had been sent on Wednesday. The White House did not provide any more details.

“I would rather negotiate a deal. I’m not sure that everybody agrees with me, but we can make a deal that would be just as good as if you won militarily,” Trump boasted.

“But the time is happening now, the time is coming up. Something is going to happen one way or the other. I hope that Iran, and I’ve written them a letter, saying I hope you’re going to negotiate because if we have to go in militarily, it’s going to be a terrible thing for them,” he said.

Iran did not immediately address Trump’s remarks.

But Ayatollah Khamenei has already rejected negotiations with the United States. So has President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Trump has been speaking of a keenness to negotiate with Iran since he took office for a second term in January. Nevertheless, on February 5, he signed a presidential memorandum to restore a campaign of “maximum pressure” on Iran that he had launched in his first term.

Two days later, Ayatollah Khamenei said negotiating with the United States government “would not be wise and honorable” given Washington’s past perfidy. And on March 2, President Pezeshkian said he was committed to the position outlined by the Leader regarding negotiations with Washington even though his own view had initially been different.

During the Fox Business interview, Trump was asked if he had given Iran “an ultimatum.”

“No, I didn’t say, ‘You better.’ I said, ‘I hope you’re going to negotiate,’ because it will be a lot better for Iran. I think they want to get that letter. The other alternative is we have to do something because you can’t let them have a nuclear weapon,” he claimed.

Ayatollah Khamenei has issued a religious decree (fatwa) prohibiting the development, possession, and use of nuclear weapons. Iran has repeatedly said it is not seeking to build such a weapon.

Under the deal Trump withdrew from, Iran had given the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) enhanced access to its nuclear program to remove unsubstantiated concerns that it is pursuing a weapons program.

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