Ammon News - Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Monday said Tehran did not have plans yet to attend any talks with the United States.

He did not rule out Iran attending talks.

Authorities in Islamabad had been making preparations for another round potentially happened there this week.

“So far, while I am here, we have no plans for the next round of negotiations and no decision has been made in this regard,” Baghaei said during a news conference.

Differences over Iran’s nuclear program still remain, a senior Iranian source told Reuters on Monday, as Iran and the United States try to reach a lasting peace with the two-week ceasefire ending soon.

The senior Iranian source said that Tehran’s “defensive capabilities,” including its missile program, are not open to negotiation with the United States.

“Continuation of the US blockade on the Strait of Hormuz undermines the peace talks,” the source said.

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that every rational and diplomatic path should be used to reduce tensions with the United States.

He stressed, however, that vigilance and distrust in interactions with Washington were an “undeniable necessity”, according to state media IRNA.

China has ​expressed concern over the "forced interception" by ​the US of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said, urging relevant ⁠parties to abide by the ceasefire agreement ‌in a responsible manner.

"The situation ⁠in the Strait of Hormuz is sensitive and complicated," said ​spokesman Guo Jiakun during ‌a regular press briefing. Parties involved should avoid further escalation and "create ‌the necessary conditions for normal transit ​through the Strait to resume," he added.