Responding to Trump letter, Iran says open to mediation

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaking to supporters, Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2025
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei speaking to supporters, Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2025

Iran officially responded to a letter from US President Donald Trump to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Wednesday seeking a nuclear deal, saying his stepped-up sanctions made direct talks impossible but expressing openness to third-party mediation.