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It did not take long for the denials to emerge. Iran\u2019s semi-official Fars news agency (which is the propaganda arm of the IRGC so take it with lots of salt) said that anonymous Iranian source,\u00a0Iran is not in contact with Trump adding that\u00a0\u201cthere is no direct or indirect communication with Trump.”<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong>\u201cHe retreated after hearing that our targets would be all power plants in West Asia,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Fars said. A similar denial came from the semi-official Tasnim news reports which said that\u00a0Iran is not in talks and there have been no talks with US President Donald Trump. It added that\u00a0Iran will continue to respond and defend country; Strait of Hormuz won\u2019t return to pre-war status through psychological operations.\u00a0Trump\u2019s social media statement is \u201cpsychological warfare\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe statements of the US President are part of efforts to reduce energy prices and buy time for the implementation of his military plans,\u201d state-run Mizan news agency reports, citing a Foreign Ministry statement as saying.<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cThere are\u00a0no talks between Tehran and Washington\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cYes, there are initiatives from regional countries to reduce tensions<\/strong>, and our response to all of them is clear: we are not the party that started this war, and all these requests should be referred to Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n Caught between this headline pingpong…<\/p>\n\n