Tehran Times, Iran’s leading international newspaper, publicly disputed a report from The Wall Street Journal claiming Tehran had shut down all diplomatic and indirect communication channels with the United States, stating on X that talks are “not closed.”
The denial came after the Journal reported that Iran had cut off direct communications with the U.S. following President Trump’s warning Monday that he could destroy Iran’s “whole civilization,” citing unnamed Middle Eastern officials.
In a later update, the Journal acknowledged the shift had only “temporarily complicated” efforts to reach an agreement ahead of Trump’s Tuesday deadline, adding that negotiations had not been fully halted. The report noted that indirect talks through ceasefire mediators were still ongoing.
Sources: The Wall Street Journal / Tehran Times on X
