TEHRAN, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a phone call on Wednesday, Iran's Mehr News Agency reported.
The two discussed the latest regional developments following a U.S.-Iran ceasefire deal that has come into force, the report said.
On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he had agreed to "suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks," adding that the decision was "subject to" Iran agreeing to the complete, immediate and safe reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Araghchi said Iran would ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz during the two-week ceasefire in coordination with its armed forces, adding that Tehran would halt "defensive operations" if attacks against it stop.
Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf is set to head a negotiating team for talks with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital.
Foreign ministers of Pakistan, Iran, Egypt, and Türkiye have intensified mediation efforts to bring Washington and Tehran back to the negotiating table. ■
