Reports in Iran Deny Direct Negotiations with the United States

Reports emerging from Iran indicate that no direct negotiations have taken place between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States. This response comes amid growing analysis regarding the shift in strategy by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump toward Iran. Some Israeli news sources, citing internal Iranian reports, have dismissed claims regarding direct talks. Meanwhile, political circles in Tehran have criticized and mocked the incoming U.S. administration's new approach, which has been characterized in some quarters as a policy of 'prolonged strangulation.'