Tehran examines diplomacy with Washington

DUBAI - Details of various diplomatic processes to manage tensions with the US are being examined by Iran, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, adding that Tehran hoped for results in the coming days.

Amid a military buildup by the US Navy near Iran, US President Donald Trump told reporters last week that Iran was "seriously talking" with Washington, hours after Tehran's top security official Ali Larijani said on X that arrangements for negotiations were underway.

"Regional countries are the go-between for messages that have been exchanged. Various points have been exchanged and we are currently deciding and examining the details of each diplomatic process that we hope will bring results in coming days," Baghaei said.

"This pertains to the process and framework of (talks)," he added.

The statements from Baghaei and Larijani signal a potential breakthrough in the high-stakes standoff between the Trump administration and Tehran.

The US has shifted its regional posture to one of "credible combat readiness." This buildup follows the June 2025 strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, which significantly altered the regional balance of power.

While Trump masses a "massive armada" in the Arabian Sea to enforce a strategy of Maximum Pressure 2.0, back-channel diplomacy in Ankara and Muscat is showing the first signs of a potential structural breakthrough between Washington and Tehran.