For months, various regional powers, such as Qatar and Pakistan, have tried without success to definitively stop the war initiated by the United States and Israel at the end of February.
Though actual combat has mostly died down, Iran continues its efforts to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, crucial for world energy supplies, while the US Navy maintains its own counter-blockade of Iranian ports.
“In the past few days there has been no more travel (by mediators), and the reason is the shock that the election results in the United States have caused to everyone.
He appealed for patience, saying it will take some time before the atmosphere is favourable for the resumption of mediator travel.
Earlier, Aragchi had tweeted on X: American voters have made their choice. “It’s about time the White House did some of its own.”
He urged Washington to adopt Iranian demands already outlined or “choose war, and see our alert and battle-hardened warriors rain down hell.”
In September, Iran submitted a seven-point proposal for reopening the strait, calling for an end to the conflict on all fronts, the unfreezing of Iranian assets, the removal of oil sanctions and an end to its counter-blockade of Iranian ports.
