Iran says negotiations with U.S. useful, sanctions not compatible with talks

14/5/2025 6:18

Iran said on Tuesday a recent round of talks with the U.S. had been fruitful but the imposition by Washington of further sanctions was not compatible with the negotiations.



The U.S. on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a shipping network it says has sent millions of barrels of Iranian oil to China, the State Department said, two days after Washington and Tehran held a fourth round of talks in Oman on Iran's nuclear programme.



"The talks were useful" Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei told local media.



"In recent days they [the U.S.] issued sanctions on Iran, this is completely incompatible with the process of negotiations... This will definitely affect our positions", Baghaei said on the sidelines of a book fair.