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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has not decided whether to resume negotiations with the U.S., while Qatar and Pakistan continue exchanging messages between the sides as intermediaries.
Speaking in an interview cited by Iranian media, Araghchi said the June 17 Iran-U.S. memorandum did not establish a temporary ceasefire but was intended to mark the "end of the war."
"The U.S. violated the memorandum of understanding and we saw the fighting resume, but there is now no ceasefire that needs to be extended," Araghchi said. "Rather, the war had ended, and this war has now entered a new situation."
He also rejected the idea that there had been a 60-day ceasefire requiring renewal.
Araghchi said Qatar and Pakistan remain in contact with Iran and are exchanging messages as intermediary countries.
However, he stressed that this did not amount to negotiations.
"We have not yet made a decision on resuming negotiations with the U.S.," he said.
Araghchi also said the communication channels previously used between the sides were no longer effective and that a new channel would need to be established.
Araghchi said Iran and Oman were continuing discussions on establishing a "safe route" through the Strait of Hormuz.
He said that even after such a route is determined, reopening the strait would still depend on other conditions that the U.S. would be required to fulfill.
The Strait of Hormuz remains blocked as negotiations between Iran and the U.S. remain stalled.
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