Foreign media: Iran has received messages from the United States through mediators

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Reference News Network, March 24 According to a report from CBS News on March 23, after U.S. President Trump hinted at a possible agreement, a senior official from Iran’s Foreign Ministry stated on the 23rd that Iran had received messages from the U.S. through mediators. This could be a sign of negotiations taking place between the two warring nations.

The Iranian official said, “We have understood the U.S. perspective through the mediator and are reviewing it.”

Earlier on the 23rd, Trump announced on social media that the U.S. and Iran had “very good and productive discussions regarding the complete resolution of our hostile actions” in recent days. He later told reporters that there were about 15 points of consensus between the two sides, and Iranian officials stated, “They want peace.” Trump predicted, “I think we are very likely to reach an agreement in the end.”

Additionally, according to a report from Reuters on March 23, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson denied that any talks had been held with the U.S. in the past 24 days. Shortly before, President Trump said that the two sides had found “important points of consensus” in recent days.

Iran’s official news agency, IRNA, quoted the Foreign Ministry spokesperson as saying that in recent days, some friendly countries have conveyed messages that the U.S. has requested talks to end the war, but Iran has not yet responded. (Translation/ Qiu Fang)