Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi formally rejected US President Donald Trump's offer of direct talks between American officials and Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday, describing the proposal as 'a publicity stunt dressed as diplomacy.' Speaking at a press briefing in Tehran, Araghchi said Iran 'has nothing to discuss with Washington under conditions of maximum pressure and active military provocation,' a reference to Tuesday's shooting down of two Iranian drones in the Strait of Hormuz by US Navy vessels. The rejection came hours after Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran carrying letters from Islamabad's leadership - a visit Tehran has not officially commented on.