The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spoke about further steps by the US in the conflict Iran hopes that Washington will choose diplomacy and not a renewed conflict. This is what the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic, Abbas Argachi, said, the media reported. "We are making diplomatic efforts and hope that the other side's approach will be rational and he will choose diplomacy over other options," said the minister. Argachi added that the Iranian army is preparing for a possible resumption of hostilities.