U.S. to UN: We are ready for ‘serious negotiations with Iran’

The United States (U.S.) said on Thursday that it was ready for serious negotiations with Iran following escalating tensions between the two countries.
“We stand ready to engage without pre-conditions in serious negotiations with Iran, with the goal of preventing further endangerment of international peace and security or escalation by the Iranian regime,” U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Kelly Craft, says in a letter addressed to UN chief Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council.
“Washington has undertaken certain actions in the exercise of its inherent right of self-defence,“ Craft added.