On Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there are currently no direct talks between the two countries, although messages continue to be exchanged through intermediaries.
Araghchi said Tehran is not prepared to return to the negotiating table until the United States changes its conduct and implements the commitments it made under the interim agreement.
“Iran and the United States are not in talks. Talks will not begin as long as the United States continues to violate the interim agreement signed in June,” he said.
His comments come as discussions continue over the possible reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Araghchi said an agreement being negotiated between Iran and Oman has reached its final stage. However, he stressed that signing the agreement alone would not immediately lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
The agreement would establish new routes for ships to use once the United States has fulfilled Iran’s other demands, before maritime traffic through the strait is allowed to resume.
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, said the United States must “correct its conduct” for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened.
Iran’s demands include the lifting of US sanctions imposed on Tehran and compensation for damage caused by the war. Iran also wants new regulations governing how ships will be allowed to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Meanwhile, Brigadier General Hassan Hassanzadeh of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the United States and Israel had failed to achieve their objectives in Iran.
He said the strength of the Iranian people and the readiness of the Basij forces had enabled Iran to remain one of the countries with significant influence in the region and globally.
Although the two sides continue to exchange messages through intermediaries, Iran’s demands and its accusations against the United States continue to make the resumption of direct talks between Tehran and Washington appear unlikely in the near term.
