Iran deputy FM says ‘ready to move forward’ in deal with US
Key takeaways
- Khatibzadeh tells Al Jazeera diplomacy is way forward, but US must ensure that Israel stops its attacks on Lebanon.
- “We are ready to move forward step by step, if the other party demonstrates the same seriousness,” Saeed Khatibzadeh told Al Jazeera Arabic in an interview on Friday.
- Earlier, officials including mediators Pakistan and Qatar said the two sides would meet in Burgenstock to begin negotiations on a host of issues as outlined in the MoU signed between the US and Iran this week.
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Khatibzadeh tells Al Jazeera diplomacy is way forward, but US must ensure that Israel stops its attacks on Lebanon.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh said Israel's “continued war-making” has “serious and immediate consequences” [File: AP/Riza Ozel]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026Iran’s deputy foreign minister says Tehran wants to continue the diplomatic process with Washington, if the United States is serious about respecting their agreement and ensures Israel abides by the terms of the memorandum of understanding (MoU).
“We are ready to move forward step by step, if the other party demonstrates the same seriousness,” Saeed Khatibzadeh told Al Jazeera Arabic in an interview on Friday.