Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Saturday denied circulating reports suggesting imminent nuclear talks with the United States.

His remarks came as US news website Axios, citing two unidentified sources, reported that White House Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was planning to meet with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Oslo next week.

Neither Tehran nor Washington confirmed the Axios report, which said a final date for the talks has yet to be set.

Baghaei emphasized that “public opinion is currently so outraged that no one even dares to talk about negotiations or diplomacy.”

Iran open to diplomacy, preconditions US abandon military threats

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made it clear earlier that Tehran will not return to nuclear talks with Washington unless the United States ends its military threats, framing this as a critical precondition for the revival of diplomatic engagement.

In an interview for CBS, Araghchi stated, "To decide whether to resume talks, we must first ensure that Washington will not again exploit the talks for military aggression." Despite his firm stance, he emphasized Iran's openness to diplomacy, adding, "The doors of diplomacy will never be closed."

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