Archive · 10 Aug 2026
Iran's Foreign Minister Says No Direct Talks with US
Two big countries, Iran and the United States, are not talking to each other directly.
When they want to share messages, they use other countries as go-betweens.
Iran's top diplomat for foreign affairs, Mr. Araghchi, said this on a Sunday.
He told Iran's state TV that Iran is not having direct talks with the US right now.
Some other countries are still trying to help the two sides start talking again.
Iran says it will only return to direct talks if the US stops breaking an agreement.
That agreement is a 14-point plan that the two countries signed in June.
So for now, the messages pass through middlemen instead of direct meetings.
Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said Iran is not currently engaged in direct negotiations with the United States.
Messages between Tehran and Washington are being exchanged through intermediaries, according to Araghchi.
Several countries are continuing efforts to create conditions for the resumption of negotiations.
Iran says it will not return to direct talks until Washington ends its violations of the 14-point memorandum of understanding.
The 14-point memorandum of understanding was signed between the two sides in June.
- Who
- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, speaking on behalf of Iran regarding relations with the United States
- What
- Iran is not currently negotiating directly with the United States; messages are exchanged through intermediaries
- When
- Sunday (specific date not given in the article)
- Where
- Tehran, Iran, as reported by Iranian state media IRIB
- Why
- Tehran will not return to direct talks until Washington ends its violations of the 14-point memorandum of understanding signed in June
- Speaker
- Seyyed Abbas Araghchi
- Role
- Iranian Foreign Minister
- Announcement date
- Sunday
- Direct negotiation status
- Not currently occurring
- Communication channel
- Intermediaries
- Condition for direct talks
- US ends violations of the 14-point memorandum of understanding
- Memorandum signing timeframe
- June
- Source
- Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)