Iran does not have any scheduled negotiations with the United States, according to information released by the Iranian agency Irnaon Monday (28). According to the publication, Tehran has already clarified the conditions it imposes to end thewartriggered by the US and Israel in February. According to the agency, the Iranian delegation sent to New York for the UN General Assembly will return to the country on Tuesday (29).
The rejection comes a day after the President of the United States,Donald Trump"I expect further talks with Iran [this week]. They want to reach an agreement, but it's not the agreement I want to reach," Trump told the US press.AxiosAccording to the publication, sources indicated that a new round of indirect negotiations could begin this week, mediated by Qatar.
On Saturday (26), Trump announced thathe had rejected the Iranian plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuzwithin seven days, forwarded to Washington by mediators from Qatar. "They want to reach an agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz immediately because they are losing badly," said the Republican, without presenting evidence.
On Sunday (27), Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated that the country was still seeking a diplomatic solution and had not received a formal response from Washington. "Our conditions are clear, and any measure to reopen the Strait of Hormuz depends on the fulfillment of these conditions. Only a negotiated solution can resolve this impasse. We are awaiting the mediators to transmit the definitive positions and will make a decision based on them,” he wrote on X.
The United States maintains a naval blockade of Iranian ports, and Iran's attacks on ships have reduced navigation in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump, for his part, maintains that the US controls the passage, which is rejected by Tehran. In this context, the commander-in-chief of the Iranian Army, Amir Hatam, highlighted that thewar had entered a "critical and decisive" phase, pointing out that Iran does not accept being prevented from selling its products while other countries continue to use parallel routes in the region.
China, the main buyer of Iranian oil, has returned toadvocate a negotiated exitAccording to information from the state-owned agencyXinhua, the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, told Trump during last week's meeting that he hoped to see the US and Iran return to dialogue "as soon as possible".