New Delhi, June 27 -- After ending nearly two weeks of conflict that brought the Middle East to the brink of a broader war, Washington and Tehran are now offering starkly different messages about the prospect of renewed nuclear diplomacy. While President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday (June 25) that talks could resume as early as next week, Iranian leaders flatly denied that any new negotiations were agreed, underscoring the deep distrust and fallout from recent US airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites.

Iran's foreign ministry has firmly denied that any agreement has been reached to resume nuclear negotiations with the United States, warning that future discussions will be even more difficult following recent military strikes.

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