Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has ruled out resuming negotiations with the United States until Washington stops violating the memorandum of understanding (MoU) and takes steps to address its breaches.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday, Araghchi said there were currently no negotiations between Tehran and Washington, although messages continued to be exchanged through intermediary countries.

“Some intermediary countries are still trying to create the conditions for negotiations to resume,” he said, adding that from Iran’s perspective, talks could not restart until the US ended its violations of the Islamabad MoU and compensated for the breaches.

Iran and the US reached the 14-point Islamabad MoU in June following a ceasefire in their conflict.

Tehran has repeatedly accused Washington of violating the agreement.

Araghchi also said Iran and Oman were nearing an agreement on new arrangements for maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

He said the proposed arrangements would replace existing routes through the strategic waterway, with specialists from the two sides currently working on relevant maps and charts.

However, Araghchi stressed that reaching an agreement on maritime arrangements would not amount to reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

“This does not mean the opening of the Strait of Hormuz,” he said, adding that its reopening would depend on the fulfilment of other conditions that Iran had already conveyed to the US through intermediaries.

The foreign minister also accused the US and Israel of launching an “unjust and cowardly” assault on Iran, saying the country remained committed to those killed during the conflict.

“We will not allow these unjustly shed bloods to be forgotten or ignored. We will neither forget nor forgive,” Araghchi said at the event.