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Iran says no date set for US talks as sides seek framework first
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh speaks to reporters as he attends Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Antalya April 18, 2026. — Reuters pic (New users only) It's tax relief season! Get up to RM300 when you save with Versa! Plus, enjoy an additional FREE RM10 when you sign up using code VERSAMM10 with a min. cash-in of RM100 today. T&Cs apply. Saturday, 18 Apr 2026 7:54 PM MYT ANTALYA, April 18 — No date has been set for the next round of negotiations between Iran and the United States, Iran’s deputy foreign minister said today, adding that a framework of understanding must be agreed first.The highest-level US-Iran talks since the 1979 Islamic Revolution ended in Islamabad without agreement last weekend.US President Donald Trump has told Reuters there would probably be more direct talks this weekend, though some diplomats said that was unlikely given the logistics of convening in Islamabad, where the talks are expected to take place.“We are now focusing on finalising the framework of understanding between two sides. We don’t want to enter into any negotiation or meeting which is doomed to fail and which can be a pretext for another round of escalation,” Saeed Khatibzadeh told reporters on the sidelines of a diplomacy forum in the southern Turkish province of Antalya.“Until we agree the framework, we cannot set the date... There was significant progress made actually. But then the maximalist approach by the other side, trying to make Iran an exception from international law prevented us to reach an agreement,” he said, referring to US demands over Iran’s nuclear programme.“I have to be very crystal clear that Iran would not accept to be an exception from the international law. Anything that we are going to be committed will be within the international regulations and international law.”Asked about reports that Iran again closed the Strait of Hormuz today after its temporary reopening following a separate US-brokered 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday, Khatibzadeh said Iran had announced it would allow the safe passage of commercial vessels in line with the terms of the truce.“The other side, the American side, tried to sabotage that by saying that it is open except for Iranians. So that was the reason we said that ‘if you are going to violate the ceasefire terms and conditions, if Americans are not going to honour their words, there will be repercussions for them’,” he said. — Reuters
Iran's deputy FM says no date for more US talks until 'framework ...
NewsFeedIran’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Saeed Khatibzadeh, said that talks with the US cannot happen until the two sides agree on a shared ‘framework’. He stressed that whatever Iran agrees to in negotiations must preserve its rights under international law.Published On 18 Apr 2026
Iran says no date set for next round of US talks | SAMAA TV
Iran has ruled out setting a date for the next round of talks with the United States, insisting that a mutual framework must be agreed first. Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh ...
No date set for next round of Iran-US talks: Iran deputy FM
No date has been set for the next round of Iran-US peace talks brokered by Pakistan following the failure of an initial round, Iran's deputy foreign minister said on Saturday. "Until we agree on the framework, we cannot set a date," Saeed Khatibzadeh told journalists on the sidelines of an annual diplomatic forum in Turkey's southern Antalya province. "We hope that as soon as we can finalise ...
