Iran to respond to Trump's letter in coming days - Araghchi

Tehran will respond to the US President Donald Trump's letter in the coming days through relevant channels, the Iranian foreign minister said, noting that the letter contains threats more than than alleged benefits, as Mehr reports, the Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said while speaking on a program on the national Iranian TV.

Araghchi said that "their policy is not direct negotiations for the time being." He said that Iran rejects direct talks with Washington under threats and Maximum Pressure. 

The minister said Iran has held talks indirectly during the different previous rounds of the talks with the three European states, the UK, Germany and France with the aim of the nuclear deal (JCPOA) revival, adding that Iran is currently in talks with Russia and China too to discuss the nuclear deal issue.

"As long as the threat exists, our policy is not direct negotiations while we continue indirect negotiations," he continued.

Also in this regard, Fatemeh Mohajerani, the spokeswoman for the Iranian government, stressed in response to the letter sent by US President Donald Trump to the Islamic Republic of Iran that the content of the letter will not be publisized for the time being. She said that the letter sent is "under review" by relevant authorities, adding that "an appropriate response will be given at the appropriate time and in a manner that is in the best interest of the country."