Iran says it did not request negotiations with US

DUBAI: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he had not been ​in contact with US special envoy Steve Witkoff in recent days or requesting negotiations, state media reported on Wednesday. US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday another “armada” is floating ‌toward Iran and ‌that he ‌hopes ⁠Tehran ​would ‌make a deal with Washington. The US deployed additional military assets in the Gulf following nationwide protests in Iran which led to the country’s bloodiest crackdown since the ⁠1979 Islamic Revolution.