Esmaeil Baqaei, the Iranian foreign ministry spokesman, has told Sky News there is still a chance for peace talks with the United States, Sky News reports.

In an interview in Iran's foreign ministry in Tehran, Baqaei said despite the attacks on his country by America and Israel, back-channel efforts are under way to restart the search for a diplomatic solution.

“Diplomacy must not be abused or used as a tool for deception or for simply a sort of psychological warfare against their adversaries,” Baqaei said.

Iran felt diplomacy had been betrayed, he said.

US-Iranian talks were on the verge of reconvening when Israel attacked his country.

And America had breached international law in its support of what he called "Zionist aggression."