Iran says it responded to Trump letter on nuclear talks

Arsalan Shahla, Bloomberg News on Mar 28, 2025

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Iran’s foreign minister said his country responded to a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump on the prospect of new talks over Tehran’s nuclear program, without giving detail on the contents.

Abbas Araghchi told the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency that the reply was sent Wednesday via Oman, a longtime mediator between Iran and the U.S., two weeks after a top diplomat from the United Arab Emirates handed Trump’s letter to officials in Tehran.

Araghchi reiterated that Tehran will reject direct negotiations with the U.S. as long as the Trump administration maintains its “military threats” and “maximum pressure” campaign. However, he said talks remain a possibility under the right conditions.

In 2018, Trump withdrew the U.S. from an international accord that imposed restrictions on Iran’s nuclear-enrichment activities in return for sanctions relief. Since the start of his second term, he’s revived the so-called maximum pressure strategy, ramped up sanctions and warned of military action against Iran if efforts for a new deal fail.

The U.S. is also leading a bombing campaign against the Houthis, an Iran-backed militant group based in Yemen that’s been attacking shipping in the Red Sea.

Separately, Araghchi spoke with U.K. Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Thursday and urged Britain, France, and Germany — who had endorsed the original deal — to “reconsider their approach toward Iran.”

Tehran has held multiple rounds of talks with the three countries on a range of issues in recent months, including its nuclear program, with discussions beginning before the start of Trump’s second term.

Tensions escalated this month after the three countries, known as the E3, urged Iran to roll back its nuclear program, calling it a threat to global security. In response, Tehran summoned their envoys and condemned the accusation as provocative.