Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made a rapid diplomatic journey, stopping in Oman and moving from Pakistan to Moscow for talks. However, former President Donald Trump stated that the US and Iran could instead discuss issues by phone.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday squeezed in a trip to Oman before returning to Pakistan and then heading to Moscow for talks in a frantic diplomatic shuffle as mediators pressed to reignite talks between Tehran and the US. But President Donald Trump stuck with his decision to scrap a planned trip by this envoys to Pakistan, saying Iran and the US could talk by phone instead.