Iran-USA/Backchannel Talks
Iran-USA/Backchannel Talks
Dateline : Aug 17, 2026/File
Location : Iran;United States
Duration : 0'56
FILE: Tehran, Iran - June 12, 2020 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
1. Various of Iranian national flags; traffic
FILE: Tehran, Iran - May-June 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
2. Iranian national flags, traffic
FILE: Tehran, Iran - June 6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
3. Various of national flags of Iran on road lamps, traffic, buildings
FILE: Tehran, Iran - Jan 25, 2026 (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
4. Iranian Foreign Ministry building exterior
FILE: Tehran, Iran - Jan 14, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda)
5. Various of interior of Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sign
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
6. White House, U.S. national flag
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV Video News Agency - No access Chinese mainland)
7. Various of White House, U.S. national flag
FILE: Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
8. Various of White House, fountain, U.S. national flag
Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that there is a backchannel for talks between the United States and the IRGC.
In an interview with the semi-official Tasnim news agency, IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi called Trump's claim a "delusion," saying no dialogue is taking place between IRGC officials and the Americans.
Even Iran's diplomatic apparatus is not currently negotiating with the United States owing to American's "breach of promises," Mohebbi added.
Separately, at Monday's press conference, Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei denied media reports of unofficial contact between the U.S. and the IRGC via Iraqi Kurdistan officials and an alleged secret U.S.-Iran meeting in Erbil.
The reports are "media techniques and psychological operations used to sow discord among Iran's decision-making bodies," Baghaei said.
Trump told Fox News earlier Monday that his administration maintains a direct backchannel with Iran's IRGC officials, saying that he is "not in a hurry" to resolve the Iran issue and has set no new deadline for Tehran.
Separately, Trump posted on social media the same day that the U.S.'s top priority is -- and will always be -- ensuring that Iran does not possess nuclear weapons "in any way, shape or form."
ID : 8494836
Published : 2026-08-18 04:18
Last Modified : 2026-08-18 17:16:55
Source : CCTV Video News Agency,China Central Television (CCTV),China Global Television Network (CGTN)
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