Iran Says US Claims About Negotiations Are ‘Fabricated’

July 27, 2026 12:27 PM ET U.S. officials have claimed that the Iranian regime is seeking a deal to end the war, but an Iranian spokesperson has refuted these claims.These back-and-forth claims from Iranian and U.S. officials come after the U.S. military paused a two-week bombing campaign that saw the destruction of civilian infrastructure throughout Iran. Iran has also paused its retaliatory strikes, which targeted Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Oman, Syria and Iraq, according to multiple outlets.U.S. officials, such as Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz, have claimed on multiple occasions that the Iranian regime is seeking a deal with the U.S. (RELATED: Iran War Keeps Claiming The Lives Of Americans)“Iran is begging us, okay, both directly and