Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, has issued directives to end the 'neither war nor peace' situation with the US.
"The Supreme Leader ordered us to end the situation of neither war nor peace."
The remarks were reported by the Iranian news agency ISNA on Sunday 8 November and relayed by the aggregator europesays.com. They have not been independently checked against ISNA's original report.
Pezeshkian signalled that Iran is willing to talk, but said any dialogue must be on fair and equal footing, without coercion. "We will not surrender to force and bullying," he said.
According to europesays.com, Tehran's roadmap begins with three US steps. The US would lift its blockade of Iranian ports, ease some sanctions and stop strikes. Iran would then end its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. Nuclear talks and the remaining sanctions would follow later.
The comments came ahead of Trump's meeting with Qatar's prime minister on Monday.