Iran "open" to indirect negotiations with U.S.: FM

Tehran, March 24 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced Monday that his country will not engage in direct negotiations with the United States unless Washington adjusts its policy towards Tehran, but "the path is open for indirect negotiations."

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a Red Crescent Society meeting in Tehran, Araghchi criticised the U.S. government's so-called "maximum pressure" campaign and its repeated threats against Iran, emphasising that these actions make it impossible for Iran to negotiate with Washington unless there is "a fundamental change in attitude," Iran's official IRNA news agency reported.

Araghchi further stressed that while direct negotiations are off the table, Iran remains open t...