Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that Iran will remain steadfast "in the face of any aggression, even if it comes to an apocalyptic war", in a social media postEarlier in the day, Mr Araghchi said Tehran was still awaiting an official US response through mediators to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days.Iran remained ready for diplomacy despite repeated attacks during previous negotiations, he said.Mr Araghchi said Iran was prepared to reopen the strait if the US met conditions including ending what he called the “war of aggression”, releasing Iranian assets he said had been illegally frozen and allowing Tehran to sell its oil.“Our proposal is very clear. We are ready to open the strait if certain things are done by the US, and these certain things are not new,” Mr Araghchi told NBC. “These are our rights that we want to be respected.”He questioned why Washington was unwilling to release Iranian funds before the reopening of the strait, saying the money belonged to Iran. Mr Araghchi said diplomacy had not failed but Iran had little reason to return to negotiations with the current US administration, blaming what he described as repeated attacks during previous rounds of talks."Iran nonetheless remains steadfast in the face of any aggression, even if it comes to an apocalyptic war. At the same time, we are ready for real diplomacy," he sa...
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