Iran said it was continuing indirect communications with the United States
Iranian officials said messages with the United States continue through intermediaries, though formal negotiations remain stalled. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran remained open to diplomacy. Iran’s ambassador to Islamabad, Reza Amiri Moghadam, said Tehran offered to reopen the Strait if Washington ended its blockade of Iranian ports, but said U.S. President Donald Trump rejected the proposal.
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Iran said it was continuing indirect communications with the United States, while formal negotiations remained stalled. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Sunday that messages were still passing between Tehran and Washington through intermediaries and that Iran had not closed the door to diplomacy. VOCM reported that Tehran rejected what it characterized as Washington’s demand for “complete surrender.” Iran’s ambassador to Islamabad, Reza Amiri Moghadam, said Tehran conditioned reopening the strait on Washington lifting its blockade of Iranian ports, a position conveyed to Pakistani mediators. He said Iran communicated the position during visits to Tehran by Pakistan’s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, and accused US President Donald Trump of rejecting it by insisting the blockade would continue. Trump raised the possibility of renewed military operations against Iran, and Iranian officials warned that an attack would prompt a stronger response.
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VOCM reports that Iran’s indirect communications continued and Tehran rejected Washington’s demands for complete surrender. Iran International also reports ongoing intermediary contacts and Iran’s accusation that Washington was demanding complete surrender, consistent with the proposed event.