Iran will not negotiate with the United States, says Security Council Secretary Larijani

Investing.com - Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani stated that Tehran will not negotiate with the United States. After the joint U.S.-Israel attack that resulted in the death of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s stance has become even more hardline.

Larijani posted on X platform on Monday: “We will not negotiate with the United States.” He dismissed media reports suggesting Tehran was seeking dialogue through intermediaries following the weekend attack.

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As the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Larijani also accused U.S. President Donald Trump of plunging the region into chaos and spreading “false hopes” about diplomacy.

His comments come as fighting in the region intensifies. Israel launched a new round of strikes against Tehran on Sunday, while Iran and its allies fired a barrage of missiles at Israeli and U.S.-related targets in the Middle East.

Trump stated overnight that U.S. and Israeli military actions would continue for weeks and warned Iran’s leadership and security forces to surrender, or face further strikes.

This escalation occurred after Khamenei was killed in the weekend joint U.S.-Israel attack, which Iran said crossed a “red line” and left no choice but to respond.

Larijani’s rejection of negotiations marks a sharp reversal from a few days earlier when Iranian officials publicly indicated that a nuclear deal with Washington was still possible if diplomacy was prioritized.

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