Egypt and Iran foreign ministers discuss reviving US negotiations

<p> CAIRO: The top diplomats for Egypt and Iran discussed efforts to bring Tehran and Washington back to the negotiating table to settle the war, Egypt’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.</p> <p> Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty also discussed the Iranian-Omani talks on the management of the Strait of Hormuz, the ministry said.</p> <p> Araghchi briefed Egypt’s foreign minister about “Iran’s view of ongoing developments, the course of negotiations and their challenges,” the ministry said.</p> <p> There was no immediate statement from Araghchi.</p> <p> Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the war with the US should end since the world has accepted that Iran has won, state media reported Friday. Iran sees its new control over the strait and resistance to US demands as a win.</p> <p> US President Donald Trump said his administration would impose an “unprecedented” level of economic warfare and isolation on Iran, aiming to force its leadership to cave to demands to end its nuclear program and fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway for global oil, natural gas and other supplies.</p>