Iraqi: We are ready for war, but diplomacy is not over yet

Iraqi: We are ready for war, but diplomacy is not over yet

On Sunday, September 27 (October 5), Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic, said on NBC News' "Meet the Press", in response to a question about a Wall Street Journal report that Trump might seek to resume bombing Iran after the US midterm elections, "We are fully prepared to resume the war." We stand firm against any new aggression, even if it leads to an apocalyptic war. At the same time, we are ready for diplomacy. President Trump will choose.

As part of the plan conveyed to the US on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York through Qatar, the mediator of this negotiation, the Islamic Republic previously proposed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and within seven days resume normal maritime traffic through this vital bottleneck of world oil. In contrast, the war on all fronts including Lebanon must stop, Iran's assets must be unfrozen, and Iran's naval blockade must also end.

But on Saturday, September 26 (October 4), US President Donald Trump told reporters that he had rejected the offer: "I rejected it. They want to make a deal to open the strait immediately because they are failing so badly."