Iran Denies Trump Claim About Talks, Says He Is “Rumor-Mongering”

Iran launched multiple waves of missiles at Israel, the Israeli military said, after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed the bombing of the Islamic Republic’s power plants and energy infrastructure because of what he described as productive talks with Iranian officials, Reuters reported.

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said they were launching fresh attacks on U.S. targets and described Trump’s remarks as “psychological operations” that were “worn out” and having no impact on Tehran’s actions.

The pause applies only to Iran’s energy sites, and U.S. strikes on the country continue, U.S. news outlet Semafor reported, citing a U.S. official.

Iran has shut down the Strait of Hormuz—through which 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) passes—since the U.S. and Israel launched what it described as an unprovoked war against Iran on Feb. 28, killing more than 2,000 Iranians in the process.

Iran claimed its missile attacks on Monday hit Israeli intelligence headquarters and the Dimona nuclear facility, as well as other military sites and residential areas in Tel Aviv, seriously injuring nearly 200 people.

Tehran said continued U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran’s infrastructure would require a response, as missiles continued to target Israel and U.S. bases in the Middle East.

Iran’s powerful parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf—whom an Israeli official and two other sources familiar with the matter identified as the interlocutor on the Iranian side—said no negotiations had taken place.

“No negotiations have been held with the U.S., and Trump’s rumor is being used to manipulate the financial and oil markets and escape the quagmire in which the U.S. and Israel are trapped,” he wrote on X.

Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said they were launching fresh attacks on U.S. targets and described Trump’s remarks as “psychological operations” that were “worn out” and having no impact on Tehran’s actions.