The U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, has claimed that Trump’s recent letter to the Iranian government had not been intended as a threat and that he is after building trust with Iran.
On March 7, President Trump said in an interview with Fox Business that he had written a letter to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, asking that nuclear negotiations be reopened.
On March 13, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed receipt of a letter penned by the U.S. president (Trump) and delivered by Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates.
Speaking in an interview with AFP, Witkoff said “Trump is open to an opportunity to clean it all up with Iran, where they come back to the world and be a great nation once again... He wants to build trust with them.”
This is while, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei in his Friday (March 21, 2025) speech addressing people from all walks of life in Imam Khomeini Complex warned that thr U.S. officials should avoid conducting any evil act against the Iranian nation or they will see the dreadful consequences.
The Leader stressed that adversaries would receive a hard slap in the face if they fulfilled their threats against Iran.
Earlier on March 17, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said that the Islamic Republic of Iran will respond to President Trump's letter via appropriate channels after a review of the letter is completed.
Baqaei said that Tehran does not intend to publicize the content of the letter, emphasizing that what has been published in the media is mostly speculation.
However, he added, the context of the letter does not differ from what the U.S. president has said publicly.
