Iran refused a meeting with the United States and other world powers

Iran refused a meeting with the United States and other world powers involved in the 2015 nuclear accord before sanctions are lifted.

The US must first return to the nuclear agreement and lift its illegal sanctions on Iran … there is no need for negotiations for that,” Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said on Sunday.

Iran would only recognize deeds and reciprocate with deeds, Khatibzadeh said. “We will return to our commitments as soon as sanctions are lifted,” he said, according to Isna news agency.

Iran will not respond to “gestures” and will not be intimidated by criticism from the US and the three European partners to the treaty – Germany, France and Britain, he said.