Iran's SNSC rejects Reuters report on receiving Trump's message via Oman
Tehran (KNA) - Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has dismissed a report by Reuters claiming that US President Donald Trump has sent a message to Iran via Oman.
"The US has sent no letter to Iran through Oman," SNSC spokesman Keivan Khosravi told the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) on Friday.
"This issue is not true at all," he added.
Earlier in the day, Reuters quoted Iranian officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, as saying that Tehran had received a message from President Trump warning that a US attack on Iran was imminent but saying he was against war and wanted talks on a range of issues.
News of the message, said to be delivered through Oman overnight, came shortly after the New York Times said Trump had approved military strikes against Iran before dawn Friday over the downing of a US spy drone but pulled back from launching them at the last minute.
The paper cited military and diplomatic officials as saying that the US president had initially approved attacks on a handful of Iranian targets, like radar and missile batteries.
Source: PressTV