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He made these remarks during a meeting with Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in Tehran. Pezeshkian cited ongoing attacks, sanctions, pressure, and threats from the US as reasons for the futility of talks. He claimed that the US has attacked Iran three times after previous negotiations, indicating a lack of genuine dialogue."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on US actions and intentions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian claimed that the US \"every day engages in assassination, sanctions, pressure and threats,\" breaking previous commitments, as reported by IBTimes. He also stated that \"until now, they have attacked us three times after talks,\" according to 15min.lt and La Provence.com. The news-pravda.com digest stated that Peseshkian said the US does not need negotiations with Iran. TrendingPolitics reported Pezeshkian lashed out at President Donald Trump, declaring negotiations with Washington effectively pointless. 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