Iran has rejected US President Donald Trump's announcement of a new round of peace talks, Reuters reported on Sunday.
According to the state news agency IRNA, official Tehran has announced that it will not participate in the second round of negotiations with the US.
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According to IRNA, Iranian authorities justify their absence from the talks with what they describe as excessive demands from the US and constant changes in positions by Washington.
Tehran has no current plans to participate in the next round of talks with the US, several Iranian officials have said, the BBC reported.
But so far, no named Iranian official has confirmed or denied whether Iran will join a new round of talks, even though it has been hours since Trump announced that a US delegation would soon be in Pakistan.