Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says he is willing to negotiate an end to the Iran war, provided the USA meets conditions.
05/02/2026, 07:0605/02/2026, 07:06
His country is ready to continue the diplomatic process if “the exaggerated demands, threatening rhetoric and provocative actions of the American side” change, the pro-government Iranian television station Press TV quoted the foreign minister as saying.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.Image: keystone
It became known on Friday that Iran had handed over a new proposal to mediators in Pakistan, according to the state news agency Irna. However, US President Donald Trump was dissatisfied with it. Initially, nothing was officially announced about the contents of the new initiative.
Trump also declared the hostilities in Iran to be over in a letter to the US Congress on Friday. A ceasefire, which Trump extended unilaterally and without a time limit, still applies.
Iran had already set conditions for ending the war last week: According to the Tasnim news agency, these included, among other things, the immediate lifting of the naval blockade imposed by the USA and the introduction of a new legal regulation for the Strait of Hormuz.
USA: 45 ships stopped
While negotiations on a permanent settlement to the conflict between the United States and Iran have stalled in recent weeks, both sides are putting themselves under increasing economic pressure. Iran has made the Strait of Hormuz, which is important for the global oil and gas market, largely impassable by threatening and firing tankers and cargo ships.
The USA, for its part, has imposed far-reaching sanctions and a naval blockade on Iran in order to cut off the leadership in Tehran from income from oil exports. So far, the United States says it has stopped 45 ships with its blockade, as the responsible US regional command (Centcom) announced on the X platform.
Israel: Highly enriched uranium should be removed from Iran
A senior Israeli military official said the latest war would be considered a major failure if Iran’s stockpile of more than 400 kilograms of highly enriched uranium was not removed from the country, according to the Times of Israel. According to Israeli information, this stockpile is sufficient to produce eleven nuclear bombs if it were further enriched. Iran repeatedly emphasizes that its program is peaceful in nature.
The USA and Israel began their war against Iran on February 28th. In addition to handing over the highly enriched uranium, Washington is demanding that Iran’s nuclear program be stopped. Washington also wants to impose limits on Iran’s ballistic missile development program. (sda/dpa)