Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday that he has instructed Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to “pursue fair and equitable negotiations” with the United States in what is the first clear sign Tehran wants to negotiate as tensions remain high with Washington.
Tensions between the two spiked after Trump threatened to militarily intervene in Iran amid the government’s brutal crackdown on protesters in major anti-government demonstrations. Thousands have reportedly been killed in the repression.