Iran rules out direct nuclear talks with Trump as Iranian president condemns U.S. and Israeli attacks

Source: NBC News

Sept. 24, 2025, 5:49 PM EDT / Updated Sept. 24, 2025, 10:24 PM EDT


Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian lashed out at the U.S and Israel for their attacks in June during a speech at the United Nations on Wednesday, one day after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the highest authority in the country, ruled out talks with President Donald Trump about Iran's nuclear program.

“The aerial assaults of [Israel] and the United States of America against Iran’s cities, homes and infrastructure, precisely at a time when we were treading the path of diplomatic negotiations, constituted a grave betrayal of diplomacy and a subversion of efforts towards the establishment of stability and peace,” he said.

At the podium, Pezeshkian held up a book with the words “Killed By Israel” printed on the front and leafed through pages with pictures of families and children.

There have been calls among moderates in Iran for direct talks with Trump, but on Tuesday Khamenei rejected negotiations with the U.S. about the country's nuclear program and in many ways set the parameters of what Pezeshkian could discuss in New York.

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