Iran says it will respond to Trump’s letter after fully reviewing it

According to The Iran Project, 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.

He said that Iran’s “response to this correspondence will be made” through appropriate channels after a review of Trump’s letter is completed, rejecting any connection between the letter and the Sunday trip by Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi to Oman, which he had been scheduled in advance.

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

Diplomatic negotiations have their own rules that require parties to have a view based on mutual respect and interest, Baqaei said, adding that the U.S. has a poor record in honoring its commitments, and seeks to misuse negotiations as a political and propaganda tool rather than as a means to resolve differences.

U.S. attacks on Yemen

The spokesperson referred to the United States’ latest airstrikes on Yemen and its threats against Iran, saying that the Islamic Republic will firmly respond to any aggression against its territorial integrity, security, and national interests.

The United States' attempt to attribute the resistance of the Yemeni people to other nations aligns with its agenda to amend its failures over the past 20 months, he said.

The people and government of Yemen independently conduct actions they deem necessary to support Palestine, which reflects their decision to back the legitimate resistance of the Palestinian nation, he said.

Baqaei condemned the U.S.’s attack on Yemen as a crime that violates international regulations and the United Nations Charter, calling for immediate action from the international community, Islamic countries, and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

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