Japan does not plan to hold any meetings with the Iranian leadership in the near future amid the heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran, according to a Japanese Foreign Ministry official.
“At the moment, we are not expecting such meetings,” the official said, when asked if Tokyo planned meetings with the Iranian leadership in the foreseeable future.
The US-Iranian tensions first flared up last year when the United States unilaterally withdrew from the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran and started reimposing sanctions on Tehran. Iran announced in early May of this year its decision to partially discontinue its obligations under the nuclear agreement.