Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei, who was named Friday by the regime as the new spokesman for the Islamic Republic`s negotiating team, insisted that his country is not seeking "concessions" from the U.S. to end the war, but "simply demanding our rights", writes CBS NEWS.

"We want our rights to be restored. For the past five decades, we have been under what they themselves call "crippling sanctions". These sanctions have been imposed under various pretexts, mainly what they call the "Iranian nuclear threat", while in reality there is no nuclear threat from Iran against any actor in the region or the world”, - said Baqaei.

He reiterated Iran`s demands for a deal to end the war, which was launched jointly by the U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28, including an "end of the United States` criminal actions against the Iranian people; sanctions must be lifted, and Iran`s frozen assets must be released and returned to the country".

Baqaei also said the U.S. "must take steps to end" its blockade of Iranian ports and vessels as part of any peace deal, calling it “completely contrary to international law".