Speaking on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting, Araqchi stated that under the present circumstances, there is no prospect for restarting talks with Washington.
He added that negotiations could become possible only when the US is genuinely prepared for discussions conducted on an equal basis.
In remarks on November 3, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei stated that only if the US completely ends its support for the Zionist regime, withdraws all its military bases from the region, and refrains from interfering in regional affairs, could any American request for cooperation with Iran be considered, not in the near future but in later times.