Iran Accepts Mediators' Proposals, Says Diplomatic Channels Remain Active

Tehran (ANTARA) - Iran has accepted a proposal from the mediators, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, amid continuing retaliatory attacks between Iran and the United States.

Baghaei made the statement at his weekly press conference in Tehran on Monday, without giving further details when asked whether he could confirm reports of a new proposal from Qatar to revive US-Iran negotiations and a ten-day ceasefire.

Baghaei emphasised that Iran’s diplomatic apparatus remains active alongside its military response to US attacks, while condemning recent US strikes on civilian infrastructure, including bridges and medical centres, as violations of “people’s rights to life, security and human dignity.”

Touching on the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on peace signed with Washington on 18 June, he said “the text of the agreement is already very clear,” and that Washington has no reason to violate its commitments under the deal.

He said Tehran adhered to the principle of “commitment for commitment” until Washington repeatedly breached its own commitments, which then prompted Tehran to halt the implementation of its own obligations.

Regarding the Strait of Hormuz, the Foreign Ministry spokesman reaffirmed Iran’s determination to exercise its sovereignty over the waterway and to prevent any form of “abuse” that harms the country’s interests.

Over the past week, Washington has launched a series of waves of attacks on provinces in southern Iran, claiming that the strikes were intended to “weaken Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping.”

Iran subsequently responded to those attacks with waves of missile and drone strikes targeting several US military bases and facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan.