Iran says renewed talks with the US need credible guarantees

Iran “remains ready for dialogue based on mutual respect and credible guarantees,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in Baghdad on Oct 17.

— Abbas Araghchi, Iran's foreign minister

Araghchi said Iran negotiated in good faith over the past two years, but diplomacy was repeatedly followed by military attacks, creating “deep mistrust.”

What's on the table

He pointed to a seven-day proposal sent through Qatar under which the Strait of Hormuz could reopen to normal shipping if conditions were met.

He spoke at a meeting of foreign ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Baghdad, where Iraq took over the group's rotating presidency from Türkiye.