Iran Rules Out Peace Talks With US Amid Escalating Conflict, Envoy Says

• Iran's UN envoy Ali Bahreini stated Tehran has not contacted the US for peace talks, ruling out negotiations for now.
• This declaration follows joint US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran, which killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other officials.
• Bahreini expressed doubt about the usefulness of negotiations, emphasizing "the language of defence" with the US.
• Explosions rocked Tehran, and global markets tumbled amid fears of prolonged energy supply disruption.
• Iran retaliated with missile and drone attacks on Gulf Arab states and Israel, and disrupted shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.