No Plan Has Been Set for Negotiations With the U.S., Foreign Minister Says

Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says no plan has currently been set for negotiations with the United States.

Araqchi attended a commemoration ceremony at the Imam Khomeini Hussainiya in Tehran on Tuesday to mark the 40th day since the martyrdom of those who lost their lives in the war.

During the ceremony, he spoke with IRIB and outlined the Foreign Ministry’s position on any potential upcoming negotiations.

He said, “No specific arrangements have been made for negotiations yet. However, in any arena, including negotiations, should we decide to participate, our goal will be to defend the blood of the martyrs and the cause for which they were martyred.”

Earlier, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei delivered a speech addressing attendees at the ceremony held in the capital, Tehran.

Ayatollah Khamenei said that Israel’s 12-day war against Iran showcased the Islamic Republic’s unwavering strength, resilience, and the unmatched solidity of its foundations, emphasizing that such challenges are not new, as Iran has overcome decades of foreign plots, coups, and seditions.

Crowds of people, along with families of the martyrs, as well as senior state and military officials, attended the ceremony.

Israel waged its war of aggression against Iran on June 13, assassinating top military commanders and scientists in targeted strikes, and killing civilians in attacks on residential areas. More than 1,000 people lost their lives as a result.

The United States also entered the war on June 22, bombing three key Iranian nuclear sites, before the conflict came to an end by a ceasefire demanded by Israel. The truce took effect on June 24.

The Iranian Armed Forces responded powerfully to Israeli and U.S. attacks, striking targets in the Israeli-occupied territories and a major American airbase in Qatar.