"No direct talks have been held between the two countries" over the alleged plot, the press officer of Iran's Representative Office to the UN, Alireza Miryousofi, told the semi-official Mehr news agency Friday.
On Thursday, US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said at a regular news briefing on Thursday. "We have had direct contact with Iran on this issue".
On Tuesday, the US Justice Department alleged that two men, Manssor Arbabsayar, a 56-year-old US citizen holding both the Iranian and US passports, and Gholam Shakuri, an Iranian citizen, were charged with sponsoring and promoting terrorist activities abroad, including a plot to kill Saudi Ambassador to Washington Adel Al-Jubeir.
Iranian officials have dismissed the US claim as "baseless”.
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