Iran remains interested in diplomacy

9/7/2025 6:26

Iran remains interested in diplomacy, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi wrote on Tuesday, adding that he and U.S. President Donald Trump's special envoy had been "on the cusp of a historic breakthrough" before the Israel-Iran war.



The comments, contained in an article written by Araqchi and published in the Financial Times newspaper, offered praise for Trump's earlier negotiating efforts in a further indication that talks over Iran's nuclear program may soon restart.



"In only five meetings over nine weeks, U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and I achieved more than I did in four years of nuclear negotiations with the failed Biden administration. We were on the cusp of a historic breakthrough," he wrote.



Araqchi said they were 48 hours from a pivotal sixth meeting when Israel launched airstrikes targeting Iranian nuclear facilities and ballistic missiles on June 13.