ANTALYA, Turkiye: Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Sunday that both Iran and the United States remain willing to continue negotiations aimed at ending the war.
Speaking to reporters at a diplomacy forum in the southern province of Antalya, Fidan noted that discussions between Washington and Tehran were largely finalised, though several points of disagreement persist.
He also stressed that the current ceasefire, set to expire next week, should be extended to support ongoing diplomatic efforts.
“No one wants to see a new war break out when the ceasefire expires next week. We hope … the parties will extend the ceasefire,” Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.
“I hope there’ll be an extension. I am optimistic,” he said.
Iran reviewing new US proposals
Iran has begun reviewing fresh proposals from the United States as diplomatic engagement continues under a ceasefire, even as tensions escalate once again in the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
According to Iranian state media, the proposals were conveyed during a recent visit to Tehran by Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.
The Secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council confirmed that Tehran is assessing the proposals but has yet to issue a formal response.
The council said Iran has yet to respond, but further talks would require the US to abandon “excessive demands and adjust its requests to the realities on the ground.”
President Donald Trump, while talking to reporters, said “very good conversations” were underway with Iran.
“We’re talking to them… we’re taking a tough stand,” Trump said at the White House, suggesting that negotiations were progressing while reaffirming a firm US position.
He indicated that further updates on the talks could emerge soon but declined to take detailed questions.
Behind the scenes, the US administration has intensified consultations.
A high-level meeting in the White House Situation Room brought together senior officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, and CIA Director John Ratcliffe, to assess the evolving crisis.
The current pause in conflict follows a two-week ceasefire brokered by Pakistan on April 8, after weeks of intense confrontation triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February.
Tehran had responded with drone and missile attacks targeting Israel and US-linked assets in the Gulf.
Further rounds of talks are expected, with Islamabad once again emerging as a potential venue for continued diplomatic engagement.
