Iran Says Still Open to Diplomacy as War with US Hits Six Months
- On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that diplomacy remains possible six months into the war, provided the United States abandons its pressure campaign and "putting diplomacy back on track isn't impossible."
- Despite an April ceasefire and a June memorandum toward a peace deal, no final agreement has emerged as Washington has since declared "economic warfare" against Tehran.
- Araghchi met his Qatari counterpart on Thursday to discuss the Strait of Hormuz, which remains closed while a United States naval counter-blockade squeezes Iranian petrol supplies.
- Iranian lawmaker Esmail Kowsari warned on Friday that if the United States "does not respect its commitments," it must be "ready for our offensive actions."
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned that "no one is above the reach of US sanctions," though China continues purchasing Iranian crude despite Washington's isolation efforts.
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After six months of war, Iran still claims to be open to negotiations, repeating that American economic pressure will not bring it down.
Six months after the beginning of the Middle East war, Iran said on Friday that it was still open to negotiations with the United States, repeating that the American campaign of economic pressure would not bend the Islamic Republic.
Despite Trump's claims, reports of the Iran deal's death are greatly exaggerated
The U.S. president is talking about 'old' and 'new' sanctions, but Tehran has decades of experience under such regimes and now the blockaded Strait of Hormuz, leaving the memorandum of understanding a source for diplomacy
Iran's FM says US must drop pressure to put diplomacy on track
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said the United States must abandon pressure and build trust if diplomacy is to be put back on track. In a post on X on Friday, August 28, Araghchi said he had held “creative discussions” with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani during his visit to Tehran. “Putting diplomacy back on track isn’t impossible,” Araghchi wrote, adding that this hing…
Conflict Hits 6 Months: Iran Says Diplomacy Can Return But “Pressure Doesn’t Work”
Conflict Hits 6 Months: Iran Says Diplomacy Can Return But “Pressure Doesn’t Work” In what will likely prove to be a very limited and ultimately unfruitful diplomatic overture, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has newly announced that Tehran views renewed talks with Washington as not impossible, and that dialogue can actually get on track – but so long as the US understands that pressure does not work. In a Friday post on X, Araghchi a…
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