Published: 12:27, July 30, 2025
Iran rejects Trump's claim of interference in Gaza ceasefire talks
By Xinhua
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei holds a weekly press conference in Tehran on Oct 28, 2024. (PHOTO / AFP) 

TEHRAN - Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei rejected the claim that Iran had interfered in the ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, according to a statement released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry early Tuesday.

Baghaei's remarks came in response to US President Donald Trump's comments a day earlier, in which Trump alleged that Iran had intervened in the latest round of talks aimed at ending the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The negotiations, held in Qatar, were suspended last week with both Israeli and US delegations walking out.

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Describing Trump's claim as "absolutely baseless," Baghaei said the accusation was an attempt to deflect US responsibility for its complicity in what he called Israeli "crimes" against the Palestinians.

Baghaei said that Hamas negotiators were capable of discerning and pursuing the interests of Gaza's population and did not need any third party's intervention in that regard.

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Baghaei reaffirmed Iran's position, shared by many countries, condemning what he called "genocide" in Gaza and supporting any initiative that would lead to an end to the suffering of the Palestinian people and the cessation of Israeli actions in the territory.

Trump, in a meeting with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday, claimed that "I think they (Iran) got involved in this negotiation, telling Hamas and giving Hamas signals and orders." He didn't provide further details on the claim.