(CNN) -- Iran won't be attending this week's international peace conference on Syria because it won't embrace the framework laid out in a previous conference, U.N. and Iranian officials said Monday. 

The last-minute invitation to Iran, a leading Syrian ally, had threatened to derail the talks after the leading Syrian opposition group and the United States spoke out against it. Louay Safi, a spokesman for the Syrian National Coalition, called Iran's attendance "a deal-breaker." 

Iran announced Monday afternoon that it would not accept "any preconditions" for joining the talks, slated to begin Wednesday in Switzerland. That includes acceptance of the communique issued at the first Geneva conference in 2012, said Mohammad Khazaee, Tehran's U.N. ambassador. 

"If the participation of Iran is conditioned to accept Geneva I communique, Iran will not participate in Geneva II conference," Khazaee said in a written statement Monday afternoon. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif had made a similar declaration on Iranian state TV earlier Monday. 

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who issued the invitation Sunday, believed he had Iran's assurance that it accepted the original Geneva declaration, his spokesman, Martin Nesirky, told reporters. 

"The secretary-general is deeply disappointed by Iranian public statements today that are not at all consistent with that stated commitment," Nesirky said.The declaration "remains the internationally agreed framework for ending the crisis," he said -- and without Iran's acceptance, this week's conference "will proceed without Iran's participation," he added. 

The goal of the talks is to set up a transitional government to help end the violence that has wracked the country.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. What is the name of the country that will not be attending this week's international peace conference?
2. This week's international peace conference will not be attended by which country?
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Q2:
1. Why won't Iran attend this week's international peace conference?
2. This week's international peace conference won't be attended by Iran for what reason?
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Q3:
1. Which people said that Iran won't be attending this week's conference as the framework is different to the previous conference's?
2. The fact that Iran would not be attending this week's conference due to the framework being different from the previous conference was made by which people?
3. 
Q4:
1. When was a statement made by U.N. and Iranian officials that Iran would not be attending this week's conference?
2. Iranian and U.N. officials made a statement on what day of the week that Iran would not be attending this week's conference?
3. 
Q5:
1. What is the name of the country that is the topic of the international conference?
2. The international conference is centered around which country?
3. 
Q6:
1. Was Iran invited to the international peace conference?
2. Did Iran receive an invite to the international peace conference?
3. 
Q7:
1. When did Iran receive an invite to the international peace conference?
2. When was an invite to the international peace conference received by Iran?
3. 
Q8:
1. Which group of people was against Iran being invited to the international peace conference?
2. Iran's invite to the international peace conference was opposed by what group of people?
3. 
Q9:
1. What is the main thing that the international conference wishes to achieve?
2. What is to be achieved thanks to the international conference?
3. 
Q10:
1. What is the type of government that they talks wish to establish?
2. The talks wish to establish what type of government?
3. 
Q11:
1. Why do the talks wish to establish a transitional government?
2. A transitional government is to be established for what reason?
3. 
Q12:
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Q13:
1. What are the two groups that made an announcement on Monday?
2. On Monday, what two groups made an announcement?
3. 
Q14:
1. What did Iran announce on Monday afternoon?
2. What was announced by Iran on Monday afternoon?
3. 
