Pezeshkian says Iran ‘no longer trusts talks with Washington’

Pezeshkian made the comments to the Qatar-based broadcaster while Tehran waits on a response to its latest proposal aimed at ending the war. "We have no trust in the American side and do not know on what basis an understanding can be reached with it," he said. Iran has pitched a seven-day roadmap to end the conflict, according to related reporting, and says it is still waiting to hear back from Washington.

The comments land as Iran tries to negotiate an end to hostilities while publicly signaling it has little faith the process will hold. For Tehran, the message is blunt. Past diplomacy came with consequences, not results, and that history is shaping how it approaches the current proposal. Whether any framework can move forward without a basic level of trust between the two governments remains an open question.

Pezeshkian did not detail what would change his mind, but the timing of his remarks, aired even as Iran awaits an American reply, suggests Tehran wants that distrust on the record before any deal gets made.