(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Iran refuted President Donald Trump’s claim that Tehran had sought a meeting regarding its nuclear program.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei firmly stated, “We have not submitted any request to the US side regarding a meeting,” as reported by a state-run news agency.

Earlier on Monday, Trump announced that the United States planned to engage in nuclear negotiations with Iran. Speaking alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, Trump said, "We have scheduled Iran talks, and they want to talk."

In a dramatic escalation on June 22, US B-2 bombers deployed 14 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) bombs—known as bunker busters—targeting Iran’s Fordo and Natanz nuclear facilities. Simultaneously, numerous submarine-launched Tomahawk cruise missiles struck the nuclear site at Isfahan, signaling a fierce offensive in Washington’s campaign to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

Originally, a sixth round of negotiations between the US and Iran was set for June 15. However, Israeli airstrikes on June 13 hit multiple Iranian military, nuclear, and civilian locations, intensifying regional conflict.

The 12-day confrontation between Israel and Iran concluded with a ceasefire brokered by the US, which took effect on June 24.

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