{"id":2000122935,"date":"2026-08-18T09:15:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T07:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/?p=2000122935"},"modified":"2026-08-18T09:15:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T07:15:11","slug":"irans-irgc-rejects-trumps-claim-of-backchannel-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/irans-irgc-rejects-trumps-claim-of-backchannel-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran’s IRGC rejects Trump’s claim of backchannel talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In an interview with the semi-official Tasnim news agency, IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi called Trump’s claim a “delusion,” saying no dialogue is going on between the IRGC officials and the Americans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even Iran’s diplomatic apparatus is not currently negotiating with the United States owing to Washington’s “breach of promises,” Mohebbi added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Separately, at Monday’s press conference, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei denied media reports of unofficial contact between Washington and the IRGC via Iraqi Kurdistan officials and an alleged secret U.S.-Iran meeting in Erbil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The news is “media techniques and psychological operations used to sow discord among Iran’s decision-making bodies,” Baghaei said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox News reported earlier that Trump confirmed there is a backchannel for peace talks between Washington and the IRGC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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