TEHRAN, IRAN - MARCH 13: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (C) participates in the traditional Quds Day rally in the capital Tehran on March 13, 2026. “There are no grounds for negotiations,” he said, adding, however, that some messages had been exchanged directly with US special envoy Steve Witkoff. Iran has been at war with the United States and Israel since February 28, when strikes killed the country’s supreme leader and triggered a conflict that has spread across the region. The war broke out in the middle of negotiations between Iran and the United States over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The United States later joined those attacks, targeting Iranian nuclear facilities.

Source: Punch April 01, 2026 08:46 UTC