At the same time as speculation continues regarding the negotiations between the Islamic Republic and the US, officials on both sides consider reaching an agreement in the near future as unattainable.
The US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, said that Washington is not on the verge of an agreement with Tehran. In Iran, the government spokesman rejected the situation of neither war nor peace and declared that the country is in a state of war.
More details with Ahmad Samadi, Iran's international correspondent.