Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stands waiting to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for the talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 23, 2025. Alexander Kazakov/Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File
Iran’s top diplomat said Thursday that messages between Tehran and Washington are still being sent through intermediaries, days after state-run media said that Iran halted negotiations to end hostilities.
In a statement released through semi-official news agency IRNA, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was quoted as saying that “indirect messages continue to be exchanged, including recent communications concerning the need to prevent an Israeli attack on Beirut.”
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