[Iran Denies Speaker's Negotiations with the U.S.] BlockBeats News, March 23: Iranian media outlets, including Tasnim News Agency, reported today (March 23) that Iran has denied claims that the Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, is involved in negotiations with the United States. Earlier, a reporter from the U.S. news outlet 'Axios' revealed via social media that U.S. Presidential Envoy Avi Berkowitz and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner were 'engaged in talks with Ghalibaf.' Israeli media also reported that later this week, senior officials from Iran and the U.S. are expected to hold talks in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It is said that the U.S. representative 'might be Vice President Mike Pence.' (CCTV International News)