Iranian Deputy FM Saeed Khatibzadeh says that Iran is not ready to hold a new round of face-to-face talks with US officials because of Washington’s refusal to ditch its “maximalist” demands on issues like its nuclear programme.🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/3X0IbT8VlC pic.twitter.com/IE9QEita0Z— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) April 18, 2026