Steven Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, established direct contact with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Saturday night, CNN reported citing an informed source.
While Iranian officials continue to hold the US responsible for Israel’s attacks and say they are not ready to resume talks, efforts to revive diplomacy are underway.
A new round of negotiations had been scheduled for Sunday but was canceled. Germany has now expressed readiness to begin urgent nuclear talks with Iran, in coordination with Britain and France, aiming to de-escalate the regional crisis.
