FM: Iran Open to Diplomacy If US Drops Excessive Demands
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that the Islamic Republic is prepared for diplomacy, provided that the United States abandons its excessive demands and stops using threatening language against the country.
Araqchi made the remarks in separate phone calls with the foreign ministers of Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, during which the two sides discussed and exchanged views on the latest regional developments.The Iranian minister also informed his counterparts about Tehran's latest initiatives to end the war imposed by the United States and the Israeli regime against the Islamic Republic and to establish peace in the region.He reiterated that the US-Israeli aggression against Iran was the primary factor and source of insecurity in the Persian Gulf region and the Strait of Hormuz.Araqchi further appreciated the constructive role and honorable efforts of some regional countries in ending the war and sparing the region the dangerous consequences of renewed military aggression.“The Islamic Republic of Iran did not initiate this imposed war, and to the extent that it is ready to pursue the diplomatic process in the event of a change in the excessive approach, threatening rhetoric, and provocative actions of the American side, the Iranian armed forces are also fully alert and ready to comprehensively and decisively defend the Iranian nation against any threat or evil,” Iran’s top diplomat stressed.
He noted that "Iran entered a new round of negotiations with the mediation of Pakistan, with goodwill and responsibility, with the aim of definitively ending the war, and despite absolute suspicion of the American side due to repeated breaches of commitments."For their part, the foreign ministers of the regional countries clarified their countries’ views and stances on supporting diplomacy and peaceful solutions to end the war and resolve disputes. They expressed their readiness to provide any assistance in this process.
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