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Iran has denied claims by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding a new round of negotiations with the United States, Deutsche Welle reported, citing Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Baghaei said no dialogue with the United States is currently under way.
He also said there are no plans in the coming days either to receive U.S. government representatives or to send an Iranian delegation to the United States.
According to Baghaei, all Iranian negotiators are currently in the country. The only exception is Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, who is on a pilgrimage in Iraq and will not be available for negotiations at least until the end of the week.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson also said that negotiations on navigation in the Strait of Hormuz are being conducted only with Oman.
“Discussions are currently focused on a possible navigation corridor for two-way vessel traffic. That initiative is unrelated to negotiations on fully reopening the strait. It is a separate issue. The situation will not change as long as U.S. aggression continues,” Baghaei said.
Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump said the White House had decided to refrain from carrying out further strikes against Iran in order to give diplomacy a chance to resolve the conflict.
According to Trump, a new round of negotiations had been scheduled to begin on August 3.
“I would rather reach an agreement. I don’t like killing people,” the U.S. president said.
He also added that Washington could launch new strikes against Iran at any time if necessary.