We deny what U.S. President Donald Trump said regarding negotiations taking place between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran.

The Islamic Republic of Iran adheres to its position rejecting any kind of negotiations before Iran's war objectives are achieved.

Trump's words are a retreat from his previous threats; however, the Islamic Republic of Iran still adheres to all of its declared positions.

Iran's position regarding the Strait of Hormuz has not changed, and the strait will remain closed to those who commit aggression against the Islamic Republic and its people.

Any American withdrawal at this stage of the war, given Iran's control over traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, would be considered a strategic surrender; furthermore, such a step would leave United States allies, particularly the Gulf states, as hostages in the hands of the Iranian regime.

We were informed in advance of Trump's post regarding Iran.

We do not see an imminent end to the war, and we plan to continue operations while avoiding targeting energy facilities.

We are dealing with a man who I believe is the most respected and the leader.

It is not the Supreme Leader; nobody has heard from him, and we don’t know if he is living.

We want the nuclear dust. We’re going to want that, and I think we’re going to get that.

We’ve agreed to that—yeah, we’re going to; we’ve agreed to that.