BlockBeats News, March 24th, local time on the 23rd, an Iranian senior official said that U.S. President Trump has no authority to set conditions or deadlines for negotiations. The official stated that Iran and the United States have exchanged messages through Egypt and Turkey to ease tensions, but the U.S. has not yet accepted Iran's two core conditions, namely compensating for losses and acknowledging infringement on Iran. The official also stated that the issue of closing the Strait of Hormuz and laying mines is still among Iran's prepared options to respond to potential actions.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Baghaei said on the 23rd that Iran has received messages from some friendly countries in the past few days regarding the U.S.'s request to end the war through negotiations and has responded appropriately based on its principled position, without engaging in any negotiations with the U.S. (CCTV)
