Tehran/Washington, Feb. 2 -- A senior Iranian security official, close to the Islamic Republic's top leadership said on Saturday that efforts to open negotiations between Iran and the US are currently moving forward, even as Washington ramps up military pressure in the region by moving its naval armada near the country.
Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council and a close confidant of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, pushing back against what he termed sensationalist news, wrote on X: "Contrary to the artificially manufactured media war narrative, the formation of a framework for negotiations is progressing."His comments come as bilateral tensions between Tehran and Washington are at an all-time high, with US Preside...