The Iranian Foreign Minister: Tehran is ready for defense, diplomacy, and the consultation with Washington is still ongoing The Iranian Foreign Minister said that his country is ready for both defense and diplomatic options, and emphasized that the course of the negotiations depends on the degree of rationality of the American side. He added that the consultations are still ongoing, mediated by Qatar, without reaching a final result yet, and noted that his deputy returned today from Doha to Tehran, and brought the latest developments in the consultations, in light of the continued presence of inevitable questions that have not yet received answers.