TEHRAN, April 6 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Sunday said that so far "no round of negotiations has been held" between Iran and the United States, affirming that Iran is in favor of "indirect negotiations."

Araghchi made the remarks while attending the National Security Commission of the Iranian parliament, according to a report by the official media IRNA.

Responding to comments suggesting that Iran might eventually strike a deal similar to the one reached between the United States and Libya in 2003 -- where Libya agreed to dismantle its weapons of mass destruction program in exchange for normalized relations -- Araghchi dismissed the idea, saying, "Unless they are dreaming."

U.S. President Donald Trump, in an interview with NBC News on March 30, threatened to launch "unprecedented military strikes" on Iran if it refused to negotiate over its nuclear program.

In early March, Trump said he had sent a letter to Iranian leaders via the United Arab Emirates proposing direct discussions on Tehran's nuclear activities. Iran later said it rejected direct negotiation with Washington but left open the possibility of indirect diplomacy. Enditem

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