TEHRAN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said here Monday that Iran currently has no plan for the second round of peace negotiations with the United States.
The United States takes actions that are in no way indicative of its seriousness in pursuing a diplomatic process, Baghaei told a weekly press conference, noting that since the ceasefire took effect on April 8, "we have been faced with the breaking of promises and nagging by the United States."
The United States claimed that the truce in Lebanon was not part of the ceasefire while the Pakistani mediator had made this clear, he said, adding that after an agreement was reached on that issue, "we faced their actions in the Strait of Hormuz, what they called the 'naval blockade.'"
He also noted an attack against an Iranian commercial ship earlier in the day, which he said is also considered a violation of the ceasefire.
Baghaei said according to UN General Assembly resolutions, the blockade of a country's seas and ports is an act of aggression. He said Iran will carefully take the necessary decision on the continuation of the path while taking into account one main criterion, which is safeguarding the Iranian nation's interests.
He said the issue of transferring Iran's enriched uranium has never been an option in any of the negotiations, stressing it is definitely important for Iran to maintain its nuclear, industrial and scientific achievements.
Iran is still reviewing a plan submitted by Pakistan during Pakistani Army Chief Asim Munir's recent visit to Tehran, Baghaei said.
The plan is not a new one, but a package produced at the end of the U.S.-Iran peace negotiations in Pakistan's Islamabad based on the U.S.-proposed 15-point plan, Iran's 10-point proposal and Washington's considerations and viewpoints, he said.
Also on Monday, Abbas Masjedi, head of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization, said the death toll from the U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran during this round of conflict stands at 3,375, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.
Meanwhile, the Mizan news agency of the Iranian judiciary reported that Iran executed two man, identified as Mohammad-Masoum Shahi and Hamed Validi, who were members of an espionage network affiliated with Israel's intelligence agency Mossad.
On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded by launching waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and U.S. assets in the Middle East, and exercising tight control over the Strait of Hormuz.
After a ceasefire was achieved on April 8, lengthy talks were held between Iranian and U.S. delegations in Islamabad on April 11 and 12, which failed to produce an agreement. Later, the United States imposed its own blockade on the waterway.
The United States and Iran are reportedly expected to hold another round of peace talks in Pakistan on Tuesday. Earlier on Monday, Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi updated the U.S. side about the security arrangements for the second round of talks, and informed the Iranian side that preparations for the second round had been completed. Enditem
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