Reacting to reports in foreign media about a potential meeting between SNSC Secretary Mohsen Rezaei and US Vice President JD Vance, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said the speculation is entirely unfounded and that no such meeting is planned.
Commenting on recent diplomatic developments, including the Qatari prime minister’s visit to Washington and the results of the US elections, Araqchi said US President Donald Trump does not need to wait for Americans to express their opposition to a war against Iran and their unwillingness to see their country repeatedly drawn into conflicts in support of the Zionist regime.
Trump should have realized much earlier that he has failed to achieve any of his objectives in the war against Iran and would not achieve them, Araqchi said.
He added that it would not take long for the US president to recognize that he has also taken the wrong path by relying on sanctions and economic pressure.
“The war against Iran will not end either through military means or by increasing sanctions,” Araqchi stressed, identifying the only solution as adopting a language of respect, pursuing diplomacy and meeting Iran’s demands and conditions outlined in its two-day proposal, which remains on the table.
His remarks came after Mohsen Rezaei urged Washington to stop spreading fabricated reports about negotiations and accept Iran’s seven conditions.
Iran’s two-day proposal, which Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has described as the most logical roadmap for restoring security in the Strait of Hormuz, calls for reopening the strategic waterway to commercial shipping within 48 hours after Washington lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, ends the war on all fronts and unfreezes Iranian assets abroad.