Negotiations between Iran and the United States are impossible while the maritime blockade and the war continue and Iranian assets remain frozen, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said. “Can you imagine a situation when we engage in negotiations with the United States on various issues that are of interest to them, while the naval blockade is underway, the war continues and our assets are frozen?” he pointed out at a news briefing. According to Baghaei, Iran’s demands are based on the Islamabad Agreements, which clearly set out the obligations undertaken by both sides; the United States agreed to these obligations but then violated them. Tehran also demands the lifting of the new sanctions imposed by the United States against it in recent months.