Iran's security chief Ali Larijani on Monday said Tehran will not resume nuclear talks with Washington, denying a report that he had privately sought dialogue through intermediaries amid the ongoing conflict with the United States and Israel.
In a social media post, Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, said U.S. President Donald Trump plunged the Middle East into chaos with his "false hopes" about diplomacy and now fears more American troop casualties.
The adviser to the country's former Supreme Leader also said Iran is defending itself, and its armed forces have not launched an invasion.
His comments came as fighting entered its third day with Israel launching a fresh wave of strikes on Tehran, while Iran and allied groups fired missile barrages at Israel and U.S.-linked targets across the Middle East.
Negotiations with the United States over Iran's nuclear program ended in a stalemate late last week, before the United States and Israel on Saturday launched a barrage of missiles on Iran that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and some 40 top Iranian officials.
Iran not to negotiate with US: security chief
