US accountability for attacks on ‘peaceful nuclear facilities' part of any future talks, Iran says
Asked whether Iran would engage in direct talks with the United States, Baqaei said: "No."
In mid-June, Israel launched an unprecedented attack targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites, but also hitting residential areas over 12 days of war, which US forces joined with attacks on nuclear facilities at Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz.
The fighting derailed talks that began in April and had been the highest-level contact between Tehran and Washington since the United States abandoned in 2018 a landmark agreement on Iran's nuclear activities.
Following the war, Tehran has suspended cooperation with the United Nations' nuclear watchdog and demanded guarantees against military action before resuming any negotiations.
Washington has dismissed Tehran's call for compensation as "ridiculous".
UN atomic agency chief expected in Tehran
The foreign ministry spokesman said that the IAEA's deputy chief is expected in Iran "in less than 10 days".
Last month, Iran said future cooperation with the UN agency would take on a "new form".
On 25 July, Iranian diplomats met with counterparts from Germany, Britain and France, in the first meeting since the war with Israel ended.
The three European powers are parties to the 2015 nuclear deal, which unravelled after the US withdrew during Trump's first term.
In recent weeks, the trio has threatened to trigger sanctions if Tehran failed to agree a deal on uranium enrichment and cooperation with UN inspectors.
Iran has repeatedly called reimposing sanctions "illegal" and insisted on its right to enrich uranium.
Israel and Western nations accuse Iran of pursuing nuclear weapons, a charge Tehran has consistently denied.
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