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TEHRAN / Iran gave its most explicit rejection yet of talks with the United States on Saturday, accused Washington of an ''addiction to sanctions'' over its latest spat with Turkey.
The US reimposed harsh sanctions on Iran on Tuesday following its May withdrawal from a landmark 2025 nuclear agreement, dealing a heavy blow to the already troubled economy.
US President Donald Trump has offered talks on a ''more comprehensive deal'' but Iran has baulked at negotiating under the pressure of sanctions and has instead learnt on on its increasingly close ties with fellow US sanctions targets Turkey and Russia.
Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif was asked by the conservative Tasnim news agency whether there were any plan to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
''No, there will be no meeting,'' was the blunt response from Zarif.
He said there were also no plans for a meeting with US officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next month, which both Iranian President Hassan Rowhani and Trump are due to attend
''On Trump's recent proposal [of talks], our official stance was announced by the president and by us.
Americans are not honest, and their addiction to sanctions does not allow any negotiations to take place,'' Zarif told Tasnim.
Earlier on Saturday, Zarif waded into the mounting row between Turkey and the US.
''Trump's jubilation in inflicting economic hardship on its NATO ally Turkey is shameful,'' he wrote on Twitter. [AFP]
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| Iran Foreign Minister: Mohammad Javad Zarif |
US President Donald Trump has offered talks on a ''more comprehensive deal'' but Iran has baulked at negotiating under the pressure of sanctions and has instead learnt on on its increasingly close ties with fellow US sanctions targets Turkey and Russia.
Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif was asked by the conservative Tasnim news agency whether there were any plan to meet with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.
''No, there will be no meeting,'' was the blunt response from Zarif.
He said there were also no plans for a meeting with US officials on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York next month, which both Iranian President Hassan Rowhani and Trump are due to attend
''On Trump's recent proposal [of talks], our official stance was announced by the president and by us.
Americans are not honest, and their addiction to sanctions does not allow any negotiations to take place,'' Zarif told Tasnim.
Earlier on Saturday, Zarif waded into the mounting row between Turkey and the US.
''Trump's jubilation in inflicting economic hardship on its NATO ally Turkey is shameful,'' he wrote on Twitter. [AFP]
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