BREAKING: Iran Refutes WSJ’s Claims on Push to Resume Nuclear Talks with US, Bitcoin Slips

Iran denies a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report claiming a fresh push through Omani mediators to resume nuclear talks with the US. This comes amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, including ongoing U.S. and Israeli military actions against Iran. Bitcoin dips as global investors react to rising geopolitical uncertainty.

Iran Official Denies Fresh Nuclear Talks with the US

Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, has refuted the WSJ report on an initiative from his side to make a fresh push to resume talks with the US.

“We will not negotiate with the United States,” he stated in an X post on March 2. The denial addresses reports of Iran reaching out to the US through Oman mediators to revive nuclear talks, especially following recent leadership changes and military strikes.

BREAKING: Iran has reached out to the US through Omani mediators requesting to resume nuclear talks, per WSJ.

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Iranian officials have maintained their uncompromising stance, emphasizing no willingness to negotiate after the assassination of Iranian leaders, including Ali Khamenei.

Moreover, US President Donald Trump confirms more airstrikes to hit Iran, claiming the conflict could last four weeks. He also said that the US had identified candidates to take over Iran, but they were killed in the initial strikes.

Bitcoin Slips amid Iran-US War Escalations

Bitcoin dipped amid the denial of fresh Iran nuclear talks and ongoing geopolitical uncertainty. BTC is trading more than 1% lower at $66,768, with a 24-hour low and high of $65,076 and $67,550, respectively.

Furthermore, trading volume has decreased by 21% over the last 24 hours, indicating a rotation into gold amid risk-off sentiment. However, analysts claimed the crypto market has held up well despite escalations from both sides.

CoinGlass data showed mixed sentiment in the derivatives market in the last few hours. The total BTC futures open interest fell almost 3% to $43.31 billion in the last 24 hours. The 4-hour BTC futures open interest on CME and Binance climbed more than 0.30% and 0.55%, respectively.