Iran on Wednesday ruled out any negotiation on the fate of its enriched uranium reserves with the United States.

The deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Ali Baqeri, said that the issue of Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile was not currently included in the ongoing negotiations with the United States, reports Iranian semi-official Tasnim News Agency.

He confirmed that indirect contacts between Tehran and Washington continued.

Talking to journalists on the sidelines of the First International Security Forum in Moscow, Ali Baqeri said that discussions on the fate of Iran’s enriched uranium reserves ‘are not on the agenda of the talks.’

He also commented on developments related to the Strait of Hormuz, saying that Iran and the United States were yet to reach a final agreement regarding the reopening of the strategic waterway, Russian state-owned domestic news agency RIA Novosti reported.

‘Until we agree on all issues, we consider that we have not agreed on anything,’ Ali Baqeri said in response to a question about negotiations concerning maritime transit in the region.

He further revealed that Iran and Oman are jointly working on a new mechanism governing vessel transit through the Strait of Hormuz.

According to him, Tehran and Muscat, as the two littoral states oversee the strait, are discussing new procedures and regulations for maritime passage that will differ significantly from the arrangements in place before the recent conflict involving Iran.

He added that indirect communications between Iran and the United States continued, without providing further details about the nature or venue of the contacts.

The remarks came amid continued diplomatic efforts and regional consultations following heightened tensions in and around the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran.