Iran's president says negotiations with US are meaningless, state media reports

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian declared on Monday that discussions with the United States are futile, as they have only led to further aggression, according to state media. Since the talks began, Iran has faced three attacks, suggesting that the United States' aim is not to engage in dialogue, but rather to overthrow the Islamic Republic of Iran, Pezeshkian was quoted by the state news agency IRNA.

Iran's adversaries, he added, constantly resort to assassination, sanctions, pressure and threats, and routinely break their commitments. This makes negotiations meaningless. The Middle East conflict was ignited in late February by the U.S. and Israel, who carried out a series of surprise attacks on Iran, even as Washington and Tehran were in the midst of negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program.

An agreement was reached in June, outlining a framework for a permanent resolution to the conflict. However, Iranian attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz led to a return of U.S. military operations.