Iranian Foreign Minister Araqji confirmed in a conversation with Al Jazeera that he was in contact with US Envoy Witkoff and that they were discussing the possibility of a meeting; "There are all kinds of ideas and we are testing them", Axios reports
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Iranian Foreign Minister Araqji confirmed in a conversation with Al Jazeera that he was in contact with US Envoy Witkoff and that they were discussing the possibility of a meeting; "There are all kinds of ideas and we are testing them", Axios reports
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While these talks are in the exploratory phase, any progress could lead to implications for sanctions and regional stability, impacting commodities like oil significantly.
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