German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul on Wednesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s pursuit of negotiations to end the war with Iran and said he hoped the talks would be given a chance to succeed.
“It is commendable that the U.S. President has postponed his ultimatum to the Iranian regime for a few days and is now seeking negotiations,” Wadephul said alongside his Tunisian counterpart Mohamed Ali Nafti in Berlin.
“Iran’s regime would be well-advised to respond to this now. So, if there is a window of opportunity for diplomacy, we should definitely give talks a chance.” A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday that Pakistan has delivered a proposal from the U.S. to Iran, and either Pakistan or Turkey could be venues for discussions to de-escalate the war in the Gulf.