Returning back to the nuclear deal is the condition of Tehran for talks with Washington

"The United States should return to the nuclear agreement between six world powers and Iran in 2015, in order to pave the way for talks between the two countries," Hamid Abu Talibi, an Aide to Iranian President Hassan Rowhani, told AFP.

"Respect for the rights of the Iranian nation, a reduction in hostilities and a return to the nuclear agreement are steps that must be taken to pave the way for difficult talks between Iran and America," Abu Talibi, a Rohani Adviser said on Twitter.

The US President, Donald Trump, confirmed his readiness to meet his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rowhani, without preconditions.

"I can meet anyone," he told a joint news conference with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at the White House on Monday when asked whether he was prepared to meet Rohani. "He said.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency