Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Baqaei stated that Tehran has received proposals from mediators regarding negotiations with Washington, after the latest escalation in the conflict with the US.
During the Foreign Ministry’s weekly press conference in Tehran on Monday, Baqaei confirmed the proposals had been submitted, but declined to provide further detail.
“The diplomatic apparatus has been active in recent days, and ideas from some mediators have reached us,” he explained.
He stressed that Iran would honour its commitments “as long as the other party did the same”, which he framed as a ‘fundamental principle’ of Tehran’s approach. He argued that any agreement “holds value and validity only as long as all parties remain committed to its implementation. Beyond that, it is merely ink on paper”.
He also hit out at US President Donald Trump over his remarks about capturing Kharg Island, as well as his suggestion that footage depicting the Minah school strike may have been generated using AI.
“I believe there are people in that very region and they are not few, who are counting down the minutes to give the American troops the reception they deserve,” he said.
“Regarding the Minab atrocity, there is no doubt that this brutal act was deliberately carried out by the United States,” he alleged, adding a warning that “by drawing attention to the Minab incident, the Americans are trying to convey the message that any other crimes committed during the preceding forty days, and indeed in the days since, must be regarded as legitimate.”
After reports circulated on Sunday about an alleged US airstrike on the Darkhovin nuclear facility under construction in south-western Iran, Baqaei called for international condemnation of the attack. He noted that Iran, as a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, ‘expects’ the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Agency’s Board of Governors to issue a clear statement condemning what he described as ‘an American crime’.
The International Atomic Energy Agency had previously issued a statement announcing that it was conducting “an investigation into reports of a night-time attack on the construction site of a planned nuclear power plant in Darkhovin”, clarifying that it was ‘not believed’ that the attack posed any radiological risk.
This follows the latest escalation between the US and Iran, with Washington launching a series of air strikes against Iran over the past few days, whilst Tehran has responded by targeting US bases in the region.
On June 17, Iran and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding that included a ceasefire and the start of a first round of negotiations in Switzerland with the aim of reaching a final agreement.
However, the two sides have continued to exchange strikes and accusations of violating the memorandum of understanding.
Source: Viory
