Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said negotiations with the United States are meaningless as long as Washington continues to threaten Iran and maintain its pressure campaign against the Islamic Republic.

“Threats and sanctions must be removed in practice to create the conditions for dialogue,” Pezeshkian wrote on X on Wednesday.

“You can’t intensify sanctions and pressure every day, close off avenues for engagement, and at the same time talk about negotiations,” he added.

Earlier on Wednesday, Pezeshkian said Washington “must recognize the rights of our nation and cease their bullying and aggression; only then can we sit down together and engage in dialogue.”

“It is unacceptable to block all avenues and issue threats, while at the same time talking about negotiations,” he said during a ceremony.

Pezeshkian also criticized Washington for reneging on agreements it signs, stressing that commitments must be honored even when they prove disadvantageous.

“I believe that one should not enter into a pact lightly, but once a pact is made, one must remain committed to it until the end, even if it proves disadvantageous,” he said.

No negotiations until US takes trust-building steps: Iran’s security chief

Iran’s top security official asserts that “there will be no negotiations” with the United States until Washington takes steps to build trust.

Reports that the US military has drawn up plans for renewed strikes against Iran, potentially targeting the country’s energy infrastructure and peaceful nuclear sites with the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB), dubbed the “Mother of All Bombs,” underscore the threat of further US aggression against the Islamic Republic.

In response to the threats, Iran’s Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations has called on the UN Security Council to convene an emergency meeting and condemn US and Israeli threats against Iran’s territory and critical infrastructure.

The latest threats come amid Washington’s repeated violations of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), reached after 40 days of US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

The war began on February 28, 2026, while Tehran and Washington were engaged in negotiations over Iran’s peaceful nuclear program.

The attacks were launched after three rounds of indirect negotiations in Muscat, Oman, and Geneva, Switzerland, with technical talks scheduled to begin in Vienna, Austria.

Iran swiftly retaliated with barrages of missiles and drones targeting the Israeli-occupied territories, as well as US bases and interests across the region.

After 40 days of fighting, the Islamabad MoU was signed remotely in June by the Iranian president and the US President Donald Trump under Pakistan’s mediation.

The 14-point agreement committed both sides to ending military operations “on all fronts.” It also provided for the suspension of restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of the US naval blockade, and the release of frozen Iranian assets.

Washington has since repeatedly breached the agreement through military strikes, the revocation of oil sale licenses, and its failure to halt continued Israeli attacks against Lebanon.