Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Bahram Qasemi denied on Tuesday reports claiming there was a specific time-frame between Tehran and European countries to find mechanisms for economic cooperation. However, he stressed the need to speed up Tehrans access to "practical" guarantees to compensate for US withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal and resumption of economic sanctions. In his weekly press briefing, Qasemi said his country was considering compensation mechanisms for the aftermath of the US withdrawal from the nuclear agreement. He denied statements that recent negotiations included Irans regional intervention and ballistic missile development, asserting that they discussed the financial system, industries, technology and economic issues. French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Thursday that Iran must be open to discussions on its missile program and regional interventions. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei questioned the fate of the nuclear deal and called on Iran’s President Rouhani to “stop having hopes in them on the issues like JCPOA or economic matters.” “It is fine to establish ties, continue negotiations with Europe; however...You should strictly watch over the process of dealing with the matters, approaching their promises with wariness,” Khamenei warned. Last week, Rouhani told the parliament during his questioning session he informed his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron that Tehran had a "third way" to deal with the ongoing crisis other than simply abandoning or staying in the nuclear deal. The spokesman denied the existence of negotiations between European and Iranian officials on the development of ballistic missiles and regional interventions, noting that it “is not a new topic”. "Irans behavior would be in line with its interests," asserted Qasemi. Before heading to Tehran for his first visit, British Secretary of State Alistair Burt said talks with Iranian officials will discuss Iran’s ballistic missile arsenal and its role in wars in the Middle East. Back in May, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi demanded that European countries provide “guarantees” within 60 days to safeguard Iran’s interests after the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal. “The Europeans have between 45 and 60 days to give the necessary guarantees to safeguard Iranian interests and compensate the damages caused by the US pullout,” AFP quoted Araghchi as saying. Qasemi told reporters there couldn’t be a time frame on the deal regarding issues such as the development of mechanisms for financial and banking cooperation and industry-related issues. The spokesman pointed out that his country is waiting for other proposals, after Europe has reached an internal agreement, before announcing its final position on the European packet. "The European negotiations are going through technical stages," he said, noting that the negotiations had taken a long time and called on the Europeans to "clarify the issues as soon as possible." Meanwhile, the spokesman downplayed local reports stating that a planned meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and the European countries on the nuclear deal had been canceled, pointing that it is still not clear "when and where" the negotiations will be held. In his weekly press conference, Qasemi denied tensions in the Iranian-Iraqi relations, indicating that certain international parties are trying to undermine Iran’s foreign relations with its neighbors. I can say that this is part of a widespread psychological war against Iran, he added while noting that over the past few days more than eight issues have been raised about Iran and Iraq, and the “enemies” have tried to raise these issues and create tension between the two countries. At the same time, Qasemi pointed out that the psychological war to undermine Irans relations with Iraq and other countries is on “their agenda, and we must pay attention to the destructive nature of these measures with sensitivity and not allow them to re-distribute topics that are not fundamentally helping them to succeed.” Regarding the process of forming the parliament and government in Iraq and some of the accusations against Iran, Qasemi believes the charges that are sometimes raised are “false and unfounded, and the necessary answers have been given to them.” He asserted that for Iran, it is critical to maintain Iraq’s “independence and territorial integrity.” “This is the right of the Iraqi people to choose what they want, and our general policy is not to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, but we do not allow others to interfere in our internal affairs,” noted the spokesman. Qasemi declined to directly respond to a question on Iraq’s Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi’s statement about cutting off Karun River from Shatt al-Arab, as reported by ISNA news agency. He said the two countries will maintain their cooperation and dialogue in various fields. If there is any issue, it will be discussed during talks and negotiations between officials of both countries, Qasemi asserted.