Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman, Esmail Baghaei, said during a press conference today that the exchange of messages between Iran and the US “had not stopped” according to BBC.
Baghaei did not clarify whether the exchange of messages has been happening since yesterday or not.
He added that that one of the reasons that Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran two days ago was to “help continue the talks and carry out mediation-related matters”.
Pakistan has been a key mediator between Iran and the US, and Naqvi reportedly delivered a written message from Pakistani leaders to Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
There had been some reports since 1 June on Iranian outlets close to the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps) that Iran will halt exchanging messages with the US in protest at Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
Tehran and Washington have been reportedly exchanging messages since the ceasefire on 8 April in order to reach a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the initial stage.
One round of negotiations in person between Iran and US delegations mediated through Pakistan happened in person on 11-12 April in Islamabad.