Iran has no specific plans to meet or negotiate with the US over its nuclear programme, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday, against a backdrop of soaring tensions over the prospect of war.
The apparent lack of diplomatic progress comes as Washington increases pressure on Tehran and continues its build-up of naval assets in the region in response to Tehran's massacre of protesters across the country this month.
The US on Friday unveiled new sanctions against Iranian officials including Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni over his role in the crackdown.
“We do not have anything planned in terms of meeting with the Americans,” Mr Araghchi told a press conference in Istanbul alongside his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan. “We want negotiations to be fair and equitable, and we are ready for that. Those conditions have not yet been fulfilled.”
The scope, location and format of any future meetings would depend on
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