📰 3 sources 5 articles · 10 Nov 2026, 17:11 → 2 days ago

Iranian officials deny any meeting or negotiations with Washington

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei denied reports of a meeting between Rezaei and the U.S. vice president and of ongoing negotiations between Tehran and Washington. Statements continued over two days, affirming that no meeting is planned and no negotiations are currently underway.

📍 Where things stand: As of 11 November 2026, Iranian officials continue to deny any current negotiations or meeting with the American side.

⏱️ Timeline

10 Nov 2026, 17:11 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied reports that a meeting between Rezaei and Vance took place, describing them as baseless.
10 Nov 2026, 18:43 Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei denied reports that negotiations between Iran and the United States are continuing, affirming they are untrue in remarks carried by media outlets.
10 Nov 2026, 19:51 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi denied speculation about a possible meeting between the secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and the U.S. vice president, calling the reports entirely untrue and telling Iran's IRNA news agency that no meeting had been planned or placed on the agenda. Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei had accused Washington of spreading false news about "imaginary" talks and demanded that it accept Iran's conditions.
11 Nov 2026, 13:07 The secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said Tehran and Washington are not conducting any negotiations at present.
11 Nov 2026, 16:40 Iranian official Rezaei said in remarks to Al-Mayadeen channel that no negotiations are underway with the American side at present, a statement denying any current negotiating contacts.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

The lebanon debate coverage focused on a succession of denials in short reports, MTV Lebanon highlighted Araghchi's statement to IRNA and added Rezaei's accusation that Washington spreads false news and his demand that it accept Iran's conditions, while Lebanon ON limited itself to Rezaei's remark to Al-Mayadeen denying current negotiations.

lebanon debate Presented three successive short reports denying first the reports of a Rezaei–Vance meeting, then the news of continuing negotiations, then quoting the Supreme National Security Council secretary as saying there are no negotiations at present.
MTV Lebanon Highlighted Araghchi's denial of speculation about a meeting between the Supreme National Security Council secretary and the U.S. vice president, citing IRNA, and added Rezaei's accusation that Washington spreads false news about "imaginary" talks and his demand that it accept Iran's conditions.
Lebanon ON Limited itself to Rezaei's statement to Al-Mayadeen that no negotiations are underway with the American side at present, without further details.

AI comparison of what each outlet emphasized. It describes emphasis, not accuracy.

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