Iranian President and Foreign Minister hold street rallies, openly stating that trust in the U.S. is zero.

Copied from: Xinhua News Agency

International News At around the evening of March 31 local time, Iranian people held a rally in Tehran to celebrate April 1, the Iranian Islamic Republic Day. Iranian President Pezeshkian, Foreign Minister Alaraghchi, and others attended the rally.

In a statement to reporters at the rally site, Iranian Foreign Minister Alaraghchi said that he attended the rally to draw strength, boost morale, and seeing that Iranians are working tirelessly for their country—to protect their homeland, stand by their posts, and maintain social unity—“truly, it is very uplifting.”

Xinhua News Agency At an interview aired on March 31 by Qatar’s Al Jazeera, Iranian Foreign Minister Alaraghchi said that he received a message from a special envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump, but this does not mean that Iran and the United States are negotiating. Claims about any negotiation between the United States and Iran, on either side, are not true.

On March 16, Iranian Foreign Minister Alaraghchi attended the weekly routine press conference held by the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tehran, the capital. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shadati

Alaraghchi said in an Al Jazeera interview: “As before, I directly received the message from Witekoف, but that does not mean that we are in negotiations.” He emphasized that claims that there are negotiations with any side involving Iran are not true: “All information is conveyed or received through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and there is also communication between security agencies.”

Alaraghchi said that Iran has never had “a pleasant experience” in negotiations with the United States. Some years ago, Iran reached an agreement with the United States, but the U.S. withdrew from the agreement. “We do not believe there will be any outcome from negotiating with the United States; currently, the level of trust is zero,” he said. “We see no sincerity.”

The agreement Alaraghchi referred to was the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Iran’s nuclear issue, reached in July 2015 between Iran and the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, China, and Germany. Under the nuclear deal, Iran committed to limit its nuclear program, and the international community lifted sanctions imposed on Iran. In 2018, the United States unilaterally withdrew from the deal, and subsequently restarted and added a series of additional sanctions against Iran. After Trump returned to the White House in 2025, the United States and Iran held indirect negotiations on multiple occasions.

On March 31, Iranian President Pezeshkian said the United States does not trust diplomacy and is merely “seeking to issue orders to achieve its greedy ambitions.” During negotiations with the United States, Iran was attacked—this has happened twice already.

On March 31, U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth said at a press briefing that the United States hopes to reach an agreement with Iran to end the fighting and “open” the Strait of Hormuz, while it has already prepared to “negotiate during the bombing.”

In response to reports that the U.S. military might launch a ground offensive against Iran, Alaraghchi said on March 31 that Iran is “waiting for them.” “We are very clear about how to defend ourselves. During ground operations, we can even do better.”

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