Taliban has no office in Iran: Iranian Foreign Ministry

The Taliban group of Afghanistan has no office in Iran, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.

Taliban "may have established a council" in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad, "but this does not concern us," Araghchi was quoted as saying by Press TV.

Iran has been in contact with the Taliban over the past few years, he said, adding that "as is the case with other (Afghan) groups, we have been in contact with them (the Taliban) as well. We heard their opinions and expressed ours as well."

The Iranian official said that it is the United States who "has negotiated with the Taliban and made a deal with them. We have no such relationship with the Taliban."