Iran says it will not meet with U.S. envoys, a move that reduces prospects for further negotiations on a peace-related arrangement. Multiple outlets report that Iranian officials link the decision to outstanding issues from a ceasefire agreement signed about two weeks earlier. Tehran says the parties must first resolve the terms of the ceasefire before moving to broader, more sensitive topics. According to the reports, the next phase of discussions would include issues such as possible limits on Iran’s nuclear program, which Iranian officials describe as among the “tougher” matters that cannot be addressed until the ceasefire framework is clarified. The accounts emphasize that Iran’s position is conditional: it is not ruling out future engagement, but it is insisting that the immediate focus remain on the ceasefire’s terms. The decision further complicates U.S.-Iran diplomacy by delaying talks that both sides may view as necessary to sustain or expand the existing ceasefire arrangement.