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Iran continues to exchange messages with the United States through mediators, while its revised diplomatic proposal could be implemented within two days, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday, according to Anadolu Agency.
Speaking at a weekly press conference, Baqaei said diplomatic contacts between Tehran and Washington were ongoing and that Iran’s existing proposal remained the basis for indirect negotiations.
He said the proposal had been discussed extensively during an Iranian delegation’s visit to New York. Tehran later received Washington’s views through mediators.
Baqaei said the original seven-stage proposal had been condensed into a plan that could be carried out within two days. He described the shortened timeline as a “demonstration of Iran’s goodwill and constructive approach” to diplomacy.
Tehran says US must meet its demands
The plan could pave the way for negotiations to resume and for security in the Strait of Hormuz to be restored rapidly, provided Washington met Tehran’s demands, Baqaei said.
“The ball is now in the US court,” he said, adding that no agreement could be reached and the Strait of Hormuz could not be reopened or secured unless Washington ended its naval blockade and met Iran’s demands.
Baqaei confirmed that Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi had visited Doha to facilitate the exchange of messages between Tehran and Washington through Qatari mediation.
Iran says existing proposal remains basis for talks
On a recent US letter, Baqaei said the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council would decide how to respond in line with the country’s national interests. He said the letter had not launched a new diplomatic process, as Tehran’s existing proposal remained the framework for indirect talks.
Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf was leading the latest negotiations, while the Supreme National Security Council remained responsible for overseeing the broader diplomatic process, the spokesman said.
Baqaei expressed caution about renewed diplomatic efforts, citing the breakdown of the previous Islamabad negotiation process and recent remarks by US President Donald Trump dismissing those talks as a waste of time.
The latest diplomatic exchanges come amid continued tensions between Tehran and Washington over the US naval blockade and security in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global energy shipments.
