“No agreement will happen unless we have clear and reliable assurances about the end of sanctions,” he said at a press briefing in Tehran.
Iran has ruled out finalizing a nuclear agreement with the United States unless it receives “clear and reliable assurances” on sanctions relief, according to foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei.
“No agreement will happen unless we have clear and reliable assurances about the end of sanctions,” he said at a press briefing in Tehran.
The two countries have held five rounds of indirect talks, mediated by Oman. While Washington is eager to prevent Iran from advancing its nuclear program, Tehran insists any deal must uphold its right to civilian uranium enrichment.
Oman’s foreign minister recently presented elements of a new U.S. proposal during a visit to Tehran.
Meanwhile, former U.S. president Donald Trump has floated a “stronger” deal that would permit America to “blow up” suspected nuclear infrastructure—remarks dismissed by Iranian advisor Ali Shamkhani as “a fantasy past U.S. presidents shared.”
Trump, who withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal during his first term, now claims talks have made “a lot of progress.”