Zarif: There is no possibility of negotiations with the US

Tensions in the region have risen sharply in recent weeks as US sanctions on Iran, phased in after the country withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal, began to take effect.
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Zarif with Japanese friend Tara Kona in Tokyo, Photo: Reuters
Zarif with Japanese friend Tara Kona in Tokyo, Photo: Reuters
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif rejected today any possibility of negotiations with the US that could lead to a calming of tensions in the Gulf, reports the Japanese agency Kyodo.

"There is no possibility for negotiations," said Zarif, who is staying in Tokyo, when asked by reporters if he is ready to open bilateral talks with Washington to calm tensions.

Tensions in the region have risen sharply in recent weeks as US sanctions on Iran, phased in after the country withdrew from the 2015 nuclear deal, began to take effect.

To respond to what it called Tehran's growing threats, the Pentagon accelerated the deployment of an aircraft carrier to the Gulf along with several B-92 bombers, a battery of Patriot missiles and an amphibious assault ship.

That move and the heated rhetoric of Washington and Tehran fueled fears around the world of the outbreak of a military conflict.

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