Iranian FM says "aggression" must halt for diplomacy to resume

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Saturday in Istanbul that while diplomacy "can work in the future" as it has in the past, "aggression must stop" for talks to resume, Xinhua reported, citing the Anadolu Agency.

Araghchi affirmed Iran's "absolute" readiness for a negotiated solution to the nuclear issue, drawing parallels to the 2015 nuclear deal.

Recalling the agreement, Araghchi said, "This was the result of two years of negotiations, and when we signed the agreement, the whole world celebrated it."

On a potential US intervention in its conflict with Israel, Araghchi said the US involvement would be "extremely dangerous" for everyone.