Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi, Deputy Foreign Minister Mohammad Mehdi Akhounzadeh, who heads the Iranian delegation to the conference on reconstruction for Afghanistan at the Hague, and the Iranian embassy at the Hague have all denied statements by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton regarding talks held during the conference between U.S. envoy for Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke and the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister.

In addition, Qashqavi said that Iran did not receive any letter from the Americans pertaining to three U.S. citizens missing in Iran.

Source: Mehr (Iran), April 1, 2009; Aftab (Iran), March 31, 2009