Japan calls for ‘momentum for diplomacy’ to end US-Iran war

Japan on Thursday urged Iran to show “maximum flexibility” and called for building “momentum for diplomacy” to end the US-Iran war, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Anadolu reports. This came in a phone call between Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi, a ministry statement said. Motegi said that indirect talks between Washington and Tehran had been “underway since last week,” according to the statement. The US and Iran held indirect talks through Qatar in New York last week on the sidelines of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly. Japan has “made consistent efforts toward an early de-escalation and stabilization of the situation and a diplomatic resolution,” Motegi said. He added that Japan […]