“I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America. So we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement,” said Vance.

The Strait of Hormuz has reopened to commercial shipping, Iranian authorities say, though some state media outlets have criticised the decision, suggesting there may not be a unified voice on it.

Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of an annual Turkish diplomatic forum in Antalya, Khatibzadeh said the US “cannot impose their will to do a siege over Iran, while Iran, with good intention, i...