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Iran top diplomat rejects direct negotiations with US

Demonstrators supporting President Donald Trump during a Hands Off protest at the statehouse on April 5, 2025 in Columbia, South Carolina. [AFP]

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday rejected direct negotiations with the United States as "meaningless", after US President Donald Trump said he would prefer direct talks with the Islamic republic.

Trump had called last month on Tehran to hold negotiations on its nuclear programme with Washington, but threatened to bomb Iran if diplomacy fails.

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