Conflict & Security
Iran says mediator contacts with US are continuing
Iran said on 20 July that diplomatic exchanges with the United States were continuing through mediators despite US military strikes on Iran.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told a press conference in Tehran that Iran had been informed by mediators and had received messages. He did not give details of the messages or identify the mediators.
Baghaei said Iran's diplomatic apparatus had been active in recent days and that ideas had been conveyed to Iran by certain mediators.
Update
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei made the comments at a press conference in Tehran.
Baghaei said Iran had been informed by mediators and had received messages, without giving details.
Baghaei said Iran's diplomatic apparatus had been active in recent days and that ideas had been conveyed by certain mediators.
The report says the exchanges were continuing despite US military strikes on Iran.
Source note: AFP news report published on 20 July 2026 at 07:51:31 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The mediators were not identified in the source item.
The content of the messages or ideas was not disclosed.
Source
AFP news report published on .