Iran FM says U.S. willing to continue talks, open to China’s help

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday (May 15, 2026) he had “received messages” from the United States saying it is willing to continue talks, and that he was open to any support, including from China.

“We received messages again from the Americans saying that they are willing to continue the talks and continue the interaction,” Mr. Araghchi told reporters in New Delhi.

Mr. Araghchi spoke a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said Xi Jinping had offered China’s help to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and that the Chinese leader had also pledged not to send military equipment to aid Iran in its war against the United States and Israel.

“We appreciate any country who has the ability to help, particularly China,” Mr. Araghchi said, speaking after he attended a meeting of the BRICS bloc of nations in New Delhi.

“We have very good relations with China, we are strategic partners to each other, and we know that (the) Chinese have a good intention, so anything that can be done by them to help diplomacy would be welcomed by the Islamic republic,” he added.

Pakistan has been the key mediator so far between the United States and Iran.

“The mediation process by Pakistan has not failed yet, but it is in a very difficult course, mostly because of the Americans’ behaviour and the mistrust which exists between us,” Mr. Araghchi said.