Iran’s Foreign Ministry rejects reports that Iranian and Israeli officials held talks over the fate of missing airman Ron Arad, according to an official Iranian news outlet.
“The source, structure and contents of the report is all based on psychological warfare waged by the Zionist regime for years and shows the fake nature of the report,” a ministry official tells the Nasim Online news site, according to the Fars News Agency.
Fars cites an Israeli news site, 0404, that claimed talks took place one month ago between Israel and former officials from Iran’s Rafsanjani government, which ruled Iran until 1997.
“The officials of the former governments are also aware that they are not allowed and cannot negotiate with the Israelis on such sensitive and security issues,” the Iranian diplomatic official is quoted as saying.
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