Iran Threatens U.S. Again, Denies Holding Talks After Trump Announces Pause in Attacks

The Iranian Foreign Ministry, through the nation’s state media arms, denied President Donald Trump’s claim on Monday that the White House had begun engaging Tehran through “productive” talks that could lead to a rapid end to the ongoing war in the country.

President Trump announced a military engagement to neutralize Iran’s ability to engage in terrorist activity around the world on February 28. Dubbed “Operation Epic Fury,” the Pentagon has continued an airstrike campaign within Iran for the past month targeting Iran’s most powerful leaders alongside operations against the regime by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Operation Epic Fury has resulted in the elimination of dozens of high-ranking senior Iranian regime officials, including longtime “supreme leader” Ali Khamenei.

Iranian leaders announced in early March that Khamenei’s son Mojtaba, who had never before held public office, was chosen as the next “supreme leader,” but the younger Khamenei has made