Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian said today that negotiating with the United States “doesn’t make any sense,” accusing the US government of constantly practicing “sanctions and pressures,” according to Iranian state television Irib.
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05/10/2026
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Teeron, 05 Oct 2026 – Iran’s President Massoud Pezeshkian said today that negotiating with the United States “doesn’t make any sense,” accusing the US government of constantly practicing “sanctions and pressures,” according to Iranian state television Irib.
“ So far, they have attacked us three times after discussions, which shows that they do not seek dialogue,” Pezeshkian said.
More than seven months after the first attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, negotiations between Washington and Tehran seem to be at a standstill.
“ Negotiations make no sense with an enemy who practices daily killings, sanctions and pressures that do not meet his commitments,” the Iranian President added.
Despite the conclusion of a ceasefire in April, the signing of an understanding protocol in June and contacts on the margins of the UN General Assembly in September, the United States and Iran continue to clash around Ormuz's narrow strategy, regularly making threats to further attacks.
On Sunday, the Iranian Foreign Minister said that there was no “military solution” to the Middle East war, “no solution based on new sanctions”.
“ If our enemies choose again the path of military confrontation, our response will be stronger than before and we will defend ourselves with an even greater force,” said Abbas Araghchi before foreign ambassadors in Tehran.
Araghchi also argued that “only negotiations based on justice and equity will enable us to find a solution to end this conflict and the illegal and unfair aggression against Iran”.
US and Iranian officials had gathered at the end of September in New York on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly before Iran proposed a plan to reopen the Strait of Ormuz, the epicentre of the conflict, within seven days, in exchange, in particular, for the lifting of US economic sanctions against the country.
Donald Trump rejected the proposal, but left the door open to further indirect negotiations, without excluding the possibility of further attacks against Iran.
At the same time, Washington reinforced its economic war against Tehran, imposing further sanctions on the Iranian aviation sector.
On the ground, there has been a calm in recent weeks: the United States has not attacked Iran since 1 September, although ships have been regularly attacked in the Strait of Ormuz.