Iran foreign ministry spokesman Baghaei denied US media reports that Washington held informal contact with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps via Iraqi Kurdistan, calling the story fabricated and a psychological operation intended to sow division. He said Iranian institutions have shown unprecedented unity on war-and-peace issues over the past six months and that decisions follow institutional processes. Axios earlier reported that Trump administration officials bypassed Iranian negotiators a

Iran foreign ministry spokesman Baghaei denied US media reports that Washington held informal contact with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps via Iraqi Kurdistan, calling the story fabricated and a psychological operation intended to sow division. He said Iranian institutions have shown unprecedented unity on war-and-peace issues over the past six months and that decisions follow institutional processes. Axios earlier reported that Trump administration officials bypassed Iranian negotiators and used Iraqi Kurdistan regional president Nechirvan Barzani as an intermediary to contact IRGC leaders.