"Tehran's priority is currently not to negotiate with the US, but to have 200 percent readiness to defend our country, Kazem Gharibabadi, a senior member of the Iranian negotiating team, was quoted as saying by state media on Wednesday. Gharibabadi said that messages have recently been exchanged with the US through intermediaries. But he added that even if conditions were suitable for talks, Iran would remain fully prepared to defend itself, noting that it was previously attacked first by Israel and then the US"
"The visit comes amid a flurry of high-level talks, as regional leaders hope to convince the US not to attack, and the two sides to find some kind of compromise. But a US armada as President Donald Trump called it on Wednesday continues to position itself near Iran's waters, led by the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. And in Iran, top political, military and judicial authorities continue to send messages of defiance, indicating that Iran's focus is on defence, and not talks."
Iranian authorities declare a priority of defensive readiness over negotiations with the United States and report exchanged messages with US intermediaries. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will hold high-level talks in Turkiye as regional leaders pursue diplomatic efforts to avert conflict. US naval forces, led by the USS Abraham Lincoln, are positioning near Iranian waters. Iranian political, military and judicial leaders send defiant messages while the army adds 1,000 strategic drones and continues military exercises after June's 12-day war that killed senior officers and damaged nuclear sites. Tehran seeks to strengthen ties with neighbours based on shared interests.
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