Araqchi: Washington is ready to resume talks despite Trump's previous rejection

During a press conference held in New Delhi following his participation in the BRICS meeting, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi confirmed that his country had received recent messages from the United States indicating its readiness to continue talks aimed at ending the conflict in the Middle East. Araqchi explained that the statements related to Washington's rejection of the Iranian proposal date back to an earlier period, when US President Donald Trump published on social media platforms his refusal to respond "But after that, we again received messages from the Americans, stating that they are ready to continue talks and interaction with us," he said. The Iranian minister's statements coincided with the conclusion of President Trump's visit to China, where he confirmed that his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping expressed his readiness to contribute to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed since the start of the US-Israeli war on it last February. Araqchi expressed his country's openness to any "We appreciate any country that has the ability to help, especially China," he said, referring to the close strategic relations between the two countries and the goodwill of the Chinese side. For its part, the Chinese Foreign Ministry confirmed through a spokesperson that Beijing has been working since the beginning of the war to reach a settlement between the parties to the conflict, stressing that "finding an early way to resolve this situation is not only in the interest of the United States and Iran, but also also in the interest of regional countries and the rest of the world. "As Pakistan has for weeks been continuing its mediation efforts between Iran and the United States under the ceasefire in effect since April 8, Araqchi stressed that the Pakistani mediation" has not yet failed, but it is on a very difficult path, often due to the behavior of the Americans and the lack of trust between us. "