Iran says will respond to U.S. letter after undertaking a review of it

Tehran, IRNA – Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says Iran will give its response to a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump once the Islamic Republic completes undertaking a review of the letter.

Baqaei made the comment on Monday in a weekly press briefing of the Foreign Ministry in Tehran nearly a week after Iran received Trump’s letter. The U.S. president announced on March 7 that he had written the letter to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, a month after he restored his “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, while expressing willingness to negotiate with the Islamic Republic.  

Baqaei said that Tehran does not intend to publicize the content of the letter, emphasizing that what has been published in the media is mostly speculation. However, he added, the context of the letter does not differ from what the U.S. president has said publicly.

The spokesperson further said that the U.S. has numerous ways to demonstrate its sincerity, but it sends contradictory messages as he expresses readiness for negotiations while he simultaneously imposes sanctions on Iran’s trade and manufacturing sectors.