Iranian foreign minister says Tehran in talks with mediators to implement 7-day plan with US
The draft would pair phased sanctions relief and verification with a reopening of the strait within seven days, Reuters reported.
- On Wednesday, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is discussing a seven-day plan with mediators aimed at ending the Middle East war and reopening the Hormuz Strait.
- The conflict, launched by the United States and Israel in February, has disrupted global shipping while Iran claims control over the waterway and the United States maintains a naval blockade.
- Qatari mediators presented a new draft deal on Sunday featuring a seven-day timeline of daily confidence-building steps; a senior Iranian official dismissed prior proposals as "unacceptable ideas and not an offer."
- White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly stated on Wednesday the blockade will remain in full force, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces pressure to resume attacks.
- Araghchi said the plan could reopen the strait if "necessary conditions," including a Middle East ceasefire, are met, though tensions persist after Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia's Ras Tanura refinery.
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As concerns grow about the possibility of renewed war, Iran's top diplomat said on Saturday that there are no plans to negotiate with the United States.
Despite the lack of intention for direct talks, Araghchi described the American effort to start a dialogue with Tehran as a "positive step." The post Araghchi: "Iran has no intention of negotiating with the US at this stage" - Does not rule out a new conflict appeared first on in.gr.
(Istanbul=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Dong-ho = Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi announced on the 31st (local time) that he has no plans to meet with the US side.
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