# Iran 'calls Trump's bluff' by denying negotiations with the US

https://mins.news/en/item/12417

- France 24, 2026-08-03 14:44 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/iran-calls-trump-s-bluff-as-it-denies-negotiating-with-the-us

> US President Donald Trump said new talks aimed at winding down the war in Iran would begin on August 3. He had announced that he was holding back from launching massive strikes he had threatened against the country. Trump has repeatedly declared that talks were under way after issuing threats of aggressive action against Iran. This time, however, Iran appears not to have yielded to that approach. Tehran has denied that it is negotiating with Washington, prompting the report to describe the move as calling Trump's bluff.

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