Iran rejects talks with US amid military ‘threats’Listen to this articleA man reads a newspaper with a headline in Persian reading “Iran is ready for a big response”, at a kiosk in Tehran on Jan 27, 2026. Trump has not ruled out military action against Iran in response to the crackdown, while appearing to keep his options open. ‘Reducing escalation’But Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said “conducting diplomacy through military threat cannot be effective or useful”. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty meanwhile held separate calls with both Araghchi and Witkoff, Cairo said. These developments “highlight new dimensions of the continued security crackdown in the aftermath of the protests”.

Source: Bangkok Post January 28, 2026 14:06 UTC