Iraq, Iran FMs Discuss Tehran’s Plan to Resume Talks

Cointime update: Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone on the evening of Nov. 6, Iraq’s foreign ministry said. Araghchi outlined Iran’s plan to resume negotiations, including a timetable for launching talks, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, restoring points from a memorandum of understanding reached in Pakistan, and adding items related to Iran’s nuclear issue. Hussein proposed forming a committee of regional foreign ministers to mediate between Iran and the US.