Iran and the United States are reviewing texts exchanged through intermediaries and working toward a “final formula” for a possible understanding, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen television network.
“There is currently no negotiation mechanism in place, but messages are being exchanged with the Americans,” Araghchi said.
“Our contact with the Americans has not been cut off, but no progress has been achieved in the negotiations,” he added.
Araghchi said both sides were reviewing exchanged texts and working on a final formula, stressing that any return to negotiations would depend on securing Iran’s rights and ending the war “against Iran, Lebanon and the region.”
“Any return to negotiations will be based on securing the rights of the Iranian people and ending the war against Iran, Lebanon and the region,” he said.
The foreign minister also linked the future of any agreement with developments in Lebanon, saying Tehran considers the conflicts interconnected.
“The fate of the war between Iran and the American-Zionist side is inseparable from the fate of the battle in Lebanon,” he said, adding that Iran had insisted any ceasefire arrangements cover all fronts, including Lebanon.
Source: Agencies