Iranian Foreign Ministry on Monday ruled out the possibility of negotiations with the United States over the enduring thorny issues in the near future.
Talks with Washington is not on the agenda for the time being, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Bahram Qasemi said at a weekly press briefing.
"We do not think of negotiations with the United States in the current situation," he said alluding to the sanction pressures by the United States.
Iran has hinted that it might negotiate with the United States if the latter returns to the nuclear deal.
Besides, Tehran has stressed that it will not re-enter the talks with Washington under the spell of anti-Iran sanctions.
U.S. President Donald Trump has voiced readiness to meet with Iran's leadership over the persisting issues between the two countries.
Last month, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the Islamic republic would not hold new negotiations with the United States.
Referring to the U.S. withdrawal from the Iranian international nuclear deal, known also as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), he said that Tehran would not again sit at the negotiation table with the "cheating" government.
Following Trump's decision to quit the nuclear pact on May 8, the United States vowed to reimpose sanctions lifted under the accord against Iran and inflict punishments like secondary sanctions on nations that have business links with Iran.
Washington's withdrawal from the landmark nuclear deal was criticized across the world. Some of its major European allies have been working to prevent the 2015 deal from falling apart.
