-
ALSO READ
Iran President Rouhani accuses foreign forces of raising Gulf 'insecurity'
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will talk to US if sanctions are lifted
There's always a chance of US taking military action against Iran: Trump
Iran will continue exporting crude oil despite US pressure, says Rouhani
US locked & loaded to strike back: Trump after Saudi Aramco drone attacks
-
The United States offered to remove all sanctions on Iran in exchange for talks but Tehran has not yet accepted the offer due to the current "toxic atmosphere", Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Friday.
Rouhani, speaking on his return from the United Nations General Assembly in New York, said he met there with US
officials at the insistence of Germany, Britain and France.
"It was up for debate what sanctions will be lifted and they (the United States) had said clearly that we will lift all sanctions," Rouhani said, according to his official website.
Iran was ready for negotiations but not in an atmosphere of sanctions and pressure, the Iranian president said.
Crude slipped on the report, adding to earlier losses caused by a faster-than-expected recovery in Saudi output, slowing Chinese economic growth, a Wall Street Journal report saying that Saudi Arabia had agreed a partial ceasefire in Yemen.
Brent crude was trading below $62 a barrel.
Rouhani did not meet US President Donald Trump in New York and European and Gulf officials expect Washington to keep tightening the vice on Iran's economy.
The United States and Iran are at odds over a host of issues, including the US withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, US accusations - denied by Tehran - that Iran attacked two Saudi oil facilities on Sept. 14, and Iran's detention of US citizens on what the United States regards as spurious grounds.
RECOMMENDED FOR YOU