Iranian Ambassador: Have Received Some Signals from the US on Readiness to Lift Sanctions

BlockBeats News, April 22, According to the Associated Press, Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Seyed Ahmad Araghi, said that his government has "received some signals" indicating that the United States is ready to lift the blockade.

He said on Tuesday that once Washington ends the blockade, "I believe the next round of negotiations will take place in Islamabad." He stated that the U.S. naval blockade violates the ceasefire agreement and reiterated that lifting the blockade is a condition for holding new talks. The United States has not publicly stated that it will lift the blockade.

Araghi said that the U.S. has waged war on Iran, and if they want to return to the negotiating table "and seek a political solution, they will find that we are prepared." Speaking to a small group of reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York, he said, "If they want war, Iran is also prepared. When asked how hopeful he is for the possibility of a new round of talks, the ambassador replied, "We should give a chance—we are hopeful."