Iran says no dialogue with Washington under pressure

TEHERAN — Iran cannot negotiate directly with the United States under existing conditions of "maximum pressure", the country's foreign minister said on Sunday, dismissing the prospect of reviving a 2015 nuclear agreement in its original form.

Seyyed Abbas Araghchi criticized the US sanctions and said Teheran would not engage in talks while under intense economic restrictions, sanctions and other threats.

"No wise individual will enter direct negotiations under circumstances where maximum pressure exists," he told Iran's Khabar Online news agency.