Tehran

Iran’s leadership sees proxies in Lebanon, Yemen, and elsewhere as a lost investment, possibly shifting focus to diplomacy with Russia and China.

Araghchi said that Iran was not opposed to talks out of "stubbornness" but rather as a result of history and experience.

Unlike the command focused on Iran, the fact that the issue is being reviewed means that Zamir views the situation in the North as dynamic.

Either Tehran will reach a deal with the US and the E-3 in the next two to three months, or it will face global sanctions and possibly an Israeli air force strike.

"This matter concerns the entire Islamic people," he added. "The Islamic Ummah should set aside their differences on various issues, and stand united against Zionist regime’s crimes in Gaza."

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected Trump's letter last week as deceptive, saying Trump's excessive demands would 'tighten the knot of sanctions and increase pressure on Iran.'

Iranian authorities detained Grondeau in October 2022 in the city of Shiraz.

The testimonies provide a rare window into the fractures within Iran’s military and growing discontent among its ranks.

In a joint statement issued after talks with Iran in Beijing, China and Russia said they welcomed Iran's reiteration that its nuclear program was exclusively for peaceful purposes.

Khamenei told a group of university students that Trump's offer for talks was "a deception aimed at misleading public opinion."