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Iran's top security official says no talks underway with US

Reuters

Nov 10 (Reuters) - Iran's ‌top security official Mohsen Rezaei said ​there are ‌currently no negotiations taking ‌place between Tehran and Washington, in an interview ‌with pro-Iran broadcaster Al-Mayadeen.

Iran has insisted the US must meet seven conditions set out ⁠in a June interim ‌agreement before the ⁠Strait of Hormuz can reopen ​and negotiations resume.

Rezaei said Iran had asked the ​US for a "clear and ​explicit" ‌response to its conditions, but ​had yet to ⁠receive one, adding that ‌Washington could ​respond in ​the future.

After meeting with mediator Qatar on Monday, US President Donald Trump played down ‌the likelihood of major warfare restarting soon but ‌remained ​unwilling to accept the existing Iranian truce plan.

(Reporting by Yasmine Ghania and Yomna Ehab; ‌Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)