Published on: 02/20/2026 - 08:49 Last updated: 02/20/2026 - 23:18
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that Tehran would be ready to present a draft agreement to the United States within days, after President Donald Trump threatened military action. Araqchi said in an interview with the “Morning Joe” program on the American channel MSNBC, which was broadcast on Friday, “The next step for me is to present a draft of an agreement that can be reached with my counterparts in the United States. I think it will be ready within two or three days, and after final approval from my superiors, it will be delivered to Steve Witkoff.”
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