Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and US special envoy Steve Witkoff have reopened a line of communication in recent days, Axios reported on Monday, citing a US official and a source with knowledge.
Araghchi reportedly initiated the dialogue by sending text messages to Witkoff focused on ending the war, which is now in its third week.
The foreign minister denied the report on X, writing: “My last contact with Mr. Witkoff was prior to his employer’s decision to kill diplomacy with another illegal military attack on Iran. Any claim to the contrary appears geared solely to mislead oil traders and the public.”
A US official claimed Araghchi “was lying and that he was the one who initiated the contact with Witkoff,” according to the outlet.
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