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Iran denies Axios report that messages were sent to US

By Thomson Reuters Mar 4, 2026 | 4:28 PM

March 4 (Reuters) – An Iranian official said the country had not ​sent any messages ‌to the United States, in response to an Axios report, Iran’s Tasnim news ‌agency ​said early on ⁠Thursday.

“No message ⁠has been sent from Iran to the US, nor will any response ​be given to US messages. Iran’s armed ⁠forces have ⁠prepared themselves for ​a long war,” the official, ​who was not named, ‌was quoted as saying by Tasnim.

On Wednesday, Axios reported the Iranians ⁠had sent messages to the United States over the last ⁠few ‌days but the ⁠U.S. did not ​respond, ‌citing an American ​official and ⁠a second source.

(Reporting by Ismail Shakil, Writing by Christian Martinez; Editing by Chris ReeseEditing by David ​Ljunggren)