Araghchi Says Iran Has No Plans for Talks Until Conditions Met

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has no plans to meet U.S. officials until its conditions are met, while describing Washington’s effort to open dialogue as a positive step and confirming that regional mediators are continuing consultations. In an interview, Araghchi said Iran had reviewed a message from U.S. Vice President JD Vance at high-level meetings. He said Iran would decide whether any future negotiations were direct or indirect only after its demands were accepted. He also warned that using the outreach to create divisions within Iran would be a mistake. Araghchi dismissed reports of an imminent meeting as speculation. He said an aide was in Qatar for consultations and that Qatari and Pakistani mediators were discussing Iran’s conditions. Iran is also reviewing proposals from mediators concerning its nuclear program, he said, as part of a second phase of discussions. Araghchi outlined Iran’s conditions for a proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. They include lifting sanctions imposed after the Islamabad memorandum, reducing U.S. forces in the region, restoring oil waivers and releasing frozen Iranian funds, including those held in Qatar. He also...