Iran's foreign minister reportedly says his country has responded to a letter from US President Donald Trump that called for a new nuclear deal. Abbas Araghchi was quoted as saying that indirect negotiations can continue.



The official IRNA news agency reported on Thursday that the response was sent through Oman to the US president. Iran received Trump's letter earlier this month.



Araghchi reportedly told the agency that Iran's policy is to engage in indirect negotiations as long as the country is subjected to "maximum pressure" and military threats. He reportedly added that indirect negotiations can continue, as they existed in the past.



In his first term, Trump unilaterally pulled the United States out of a 2015 nuclear agreement between Iran and a group of world powers in 2018. Since then, Iran has accelerated its uranium enrichment program.



The US government under former President Joe Biden held indirect talks with Iran to try to revive the deal, but both sides have remained at odds.



Conflicts between US-backed Israel and armed groups supported by Iran have continued in several places across the Middle East.



Attention is focused on whether the nuclear talks will be resumed. Improved relations between the US and Iran could lead to an easing of tensions in the Middle East.