Iran and the US are not ​engaged in talks, and Tehran ‌will not start them as long as Washington breaches ​an interim deal signed ​in June, Foreign Minister ⁠Abbas Araghchi said on ​Sunday, adding that messages are ​being exchanged via intermediaries.

Araghchi repeated Iran’s position that an agreement on ​the Strait of ​Hormuz between Tehran and Muscat was ‌in the “final stages” but would not reopen the strategic waterway. In comments reported by ​Mehr ​news agency, ⁠he said the agreement would set ​out the new shipping ​lanes ⁠to be used once the US fulfils other ⁠conditions ​and the strait ​is reopened to traffic.