Iran and the United States have not held discussions about extending their ceasefire because Tehran considers the agreement never to have formally begun, a senior Iranian source told Reuters on Wednesday.

The comments came after Turkey's Anadolu news agency, citing Pakistani government sources, reported that Iran and the United States had agreed to extend a 60-day ceasefire under an interim deal signed in June.

The agreement called for an "immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts", but quickly unraveled. US President Donald Trump said the agreement was "over" on July 7, while Iran's Foreign Ministry declared it "suspended" a week later.

"There is no talk of an extension because, from Iran’s perspective, there is no period that began and therefore nothing to extend. The United States violated the interim agreement 48 hours after it was reached and withdrew from it a few days later," the source told Reuters.

Under the agreement, the 60-day period referred to an extendable timeframe during which Iran and the United States were expected to reach a final deal limiting Tehran's nuclear program and lifting US sanctions.

Other conditions, including a ceasefire in Lebanon, free navigation in the Gulf and waivers allowing Iran to sell its oil, were considered necessary before entering the next phase of negotiations.

"One of the issues that is being discussed via mediators is the U.S. returning to the interim agreement and defining a timeframe for implementing the commitments. There has been absolutely no progress on this issue," the source said.Could not auto-import the full article from Reuters. Open the original article, copy the text, paste it here, then run Blitz Rewrite.