Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event titled “Muharram and Ashura in Reflection of Foreign Ministry Documents” in Tehran on Sunday, Araghchi said messages were being exchanged between Iran and the US through intermediaries, but that the process should not be called negotiations.
“Some intermediary countries are still trying to create the conditions for negotiations to resume,” he said.
“From our point of view, until the violation of the Islamabad memorandum by the American side comes to an end and the United States compensates for what it has violated, the possibility of resuming negotiations does not exist.”
Iran and the United States reached a 14-point MoU in Islamabad, Pakistan, on June 18 to end the war of aggression imposed on Iran by Washington and Tel Aviv. The agreement has so far been violated by the United States on numerous occasions.
Araghchi also said Iran and Oman were continuing negotiations on establishing new maritime arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz, describing the talks as progressing well and nearing completion.
He said existing routes through the strategic waterway would be replaced by new routes once an agreement is reached, adding that specialists are currently working on the relevant maps.
“This does not mean the opening of the Strait of Hormuz; the agreement may be reached, but the opening of the Strait of Hormuz is contingent on the fulfillment of other conditions, and these conditions have been conveyed to the American side through intermediaries,” Araghchi said.
