TEHERAN - Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Wednesday that Teheran will not return to the negotiating table unless the United States abandons "excessive demands" and "unreasonable" requests.

He made the remarks upon arrival in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad to attend a conference, according to the official news agency IRNA.

Araghchi attributed the suspension of indirect nuclear talks between Teheran and Washington, as well as Iran's discussions with European parties over the 2015 nuclear deal, to what he described as the US insistence on "excessive demands".

"We have always demonstrated that we are committed to diplomatic solutions. However, this does not mean giving up on the Iranian people's rights," he added.

He stressed that it would not be possible to resume negotiations "unless the United States changes its approach and accepts that negotiations must be based on mutual respect and held on an equal footing."

Iran and the United States were set for a sixth round of nuclear talks when Israel launched major surprise airstrikes on several areas in Iran, including nuclear and military sites, killing senior commanders, nuclear scientists, and civilians. On June 22, US forces joined the attacks by bombing the three Iranian nuclear facilities of Natanz, Fordow, and Isfahan.

Over the past months, the United States has repeatedly called on Iran to stop uranium enrichment on its soil and curb its missile program. Iran has rejected both issues as non-negotiable.