U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo Michael (Mike) Richard PompeoTreasury sanctions individuals, groups tied to Russian malign influence activities Navalny released from hospital after suspected poisoning Overnight Defense: Pentagon redirects pandemic funding to defense contractors | US planning for full Afghanistan withdrawal by May | Anti-Trump GOP group puts ads in military papers MORE said Sunday that the Trump administration is ready for unconditional talks with Iran.

"We’re prepared to engage in a conversation with no preconditions. We’re ready to sit down with them," Pompeo said during a joint press conference with Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis in Switzerland.

Pompeo's remarks followed Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's Saturday announcement that Iran would be willing to speak with the U.S. if the country showed respect, according to Reuters.

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It was a flip from Iran's earlier position that the government saw "no prospect of negotiations with America."

Pompeo added that the "American effort to fundamentally reverse the malign activity of this Islamic republic" will continue, according to a transcript of the conference.

The White House announced additional sanctions in May on the steel, iron, aluminum and copper sectors of Iran after the nation said it would stop complying with certain parts of the Obama-era nuclear agreement.

The Trump administration has a notably cold relationship with the nation, which was amplified by pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal last year.