Iran sent its official response to a letter sent by U.S. President Donald Trump. Trump's letter had sought to open negotiations for a new nuclear deal. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that Iran's policy is to engage in indirect negotiations with the United States through intermediaries. He said that Iran would enter into direct negotiations only if the United States ended its "maximum pressure" policy toward Iran. Earlier, Araqchi had said he considered Iranian negotiations with France, Germany, and the United Kingdom to be indirect talks with the United States.