There will be no direct talks between Iran and the U.S. as long as Washington continues to ignore Tehran’s demands for solving the Strait of Hormuz dispute, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Sunday.
Reuters reports the Islamic state’s top diplomat added messages are being exchanged via intermediaries – not directly between the two parties.
Araqchi repeated Iran’s position that an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz between Tehran and Muscat was in the “final stages” but would not reopen the strategic waterway.
In comments reported by Mehr news agency and seen by Reuters, Araqchi said the agreement would set out the new shipping lanes to be used once the...
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