Trump Says Iran Wants Talks, ‘And I Have Agreed’; Israel Renews Tehran Strikes

Iran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, denies that Tehran has approached the U.S. to resume nuclear talks in response ⁠to ‌a report that Iran is trying ⁠to revive negotiations with Washington.

“Iran will not negotiate with the U.S.,” Larijani, ⁠who was ⁠also an adviser to the country’s former Supreme ‌Leader, said ‌in a post on X on Monday.

Earlier, the Wall Street Journal reported that Larijani had approached the Americans through Oman’s mediation with the aim of resuming the talks.

The British Defense Ministry confirmed to Sky News that its Royal Air Force base in Cyprus ⁠has been hit ⁠by a suspected drone strike.

There were ‌no casualties in the incident at Akrotiri base near Limassol, the report said.

A Cyprus government spokesperson said that “information received through various channels indicates ⁠that it involved an unmanned drone, which caused ‌limited damage”.

Britain ⁠retains sovereignty ‌over the territory of two bases on the eastern ⁠Mediterranean island, which is a member of the European Union.

A drone attacked a Royal Air Force airbase in Cyprus, the Manchester Evening News reported, shortly after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that his country had approved the U.S. use of British bases to strike Iranian missile launchers or storage facilities.

The Cypriot news portal Cyprus Mail, citing well-informed sources, reported that a “small drone” struck the airfield of the U.K.’s Akrotiri base, which is located west of the port city of Limassol. There was initially no confirmation from authorities, and it was not initially known who had launched the drone.

According to the report, the bases’ authorities were responding to the incident, which resulted in “minor damage” but no casualties. The Cypriot news portal Politis published video footage from outside the base, in which alarm sirens could be heard.

Members of the base were instructed to remain where they were and await further instructions. It could not be ruled out that there would be further strikes. Explosions and sirens could also be heard in the nearby town, according to reports from several Cypriot news portals.

The United Kingdom maintains two sovereign bases in Cyprus.

The Cypriot government had previously rejected reports that Iranian missiles had been fired towards the EU country. Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Sunday said on the social media platform X that such reports were not true.