Iran confirms receiving US ‘ideas’ for fresh talks
Iran on Monday confirmed that Tehran and Washington “exchanged ideas” to resume negotiations a day after US President claimed that the Islamic Republic was seeking fresh talks with the United States, according to IRNA.
“The American side has put forward some cases and ideas,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei told reporters during a weekly presser in Tehran.
Trump on Sunday said Tehran had contacted Washington to expression willingness to recommence talks over its nuclear program, US media outlet Axios reported.
He also said a meeting was being organized with Iranian authorities, according to Reuters.
Baqaei said a communication channel was open between Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff.
“Messages are exchanged [via this channel] whenever needed,” he added.
Talks between Iran and the US have been stalked since Israel launched a military aggression against the Islamic Republic on June 13 with a green light from Washington.
The strikes, targeting Iranian military and civilian infrastructure, took place as Tehran and Washington were about to hold a sixth round of negotiations to clinch a deal over the Iranian nuclear program.
The US joined the Israeli blitz, which lasted for 12 days, by bombing three Iranian nuclear facilities.
Baqaei noted that Iran had always been committed to “meaningful” talks in which “mutual interests and concerns” were accepted.
He rejected “one-sided” negotiations that were based on “dictation.”