Talks with US won't happen while interim deal is breached, Iranian minister says

Iran and the US are not ​engaged in talks and Tehran ‌will not start them as long as Washington breaches ​an interim deal signed ​in June, Foreign Minister ⁠Abbas Araqchi said on ​Sunday, adding that messages are ​being exchanged via intermediaries.

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, ⁠he said the agreement would set ​out the new shipping ​lanes ⁠to be used once the US fulfils other ⁠conditions ​and the strait ​is reopened to traffic.