17.03.2026 00:31
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is said to be in direct communication with U.S. President Trump's special representative Steve Witkoff regarding the cessation of hostilities. Araghchi, who reportedly sent messages through the communication channel, demanded an end to mutual attacks.
It was claimed that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi was in direct communication with U.S. President Donald Trump's Special Representative Steve Witkoff and sent messages focused on ending the war.
"THERE IS A DIRECT COMMUNICATION CHANNEL BETWEEN ARAGHCHI AND WITKOFF"
According to a report by the American Axios news platform, based on an unnamed U.S. official and a source knowledgeable about the matter, a direct communication channel was established between Witkoff and Araghchi.
The U.S. official and the source alleged that through this channel, Araghchi sent messages to Witkoff aimed at ending the war that began with attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran and continued with mutual attacks.
The U.S. official, who claimed that Araghchi was the party trying to establish communication, asserted that the U.S. was "not talking" to Iran. The report stated that the U.S. official and the knowledgeable source did not provide detailed information on how many messages were exchanged or the content of those messages.
"TRUMP IS OPEN TO AN AGREEMENT THAT WOULD ALLOW IRAN TO GENERATE REVENUE FROM ITS OIL"
The report suggested that another U.S. official rejected Iran's demand for "compensation" as part of a peace agreement. It was claimed that the same official stated that Trump was open to an agreement that would allow Iran to integrate with the rest of the world and generate revenue from its oil.
U.S.-ISRAEL ATTACKS ON IRAN
Israel and the U.S. launched a military attack on Iran on February 28 while negotiations were ongoing between the Tehran and Washington administrations.
Iran responded with attacks on targets it identified in several regional countries, including Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain, where U.S. bases are located, in addition to Israel.
In the U.S.-Israel attacks, Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with many high-ranking officials, was killed.
According to Iranian officials, the death toll from the U.S.-Israel attacks exceeded 1,348, and the number of injured surpassed 17,000.