(VOVWORLD) - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that Iran welcomes any regional initiative aimed at ending the conflict in the Middle East in a manner that ensures fairness for Tehran.
His remarks echoed an earlier statement by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who said Iran will consider all proposals from Muslim countries aimed at strengthening regional solidarity and restoring stability, security, and peace in the Middle East.
In an interview with the newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Araghchi said there is currently no specific initiative to end the conflict but said Iran would welcome any regional initiative that leads to a fair outcome. He also said Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is in good health and fully in control of the situation.
The statement came amid reports that Mojtaba Khamenei, 56, may have been injured in an airstrike because he hasn’t appeared in public since being named Iran’s new Supreme Leader on March 8. In his first message, broadcast on state television, he called for blocking the Strait of Hormuz and possibly opening additional fronts if the conflict with the US and Israel continues.