The Jerusalem Post reports: “Tehran remains open to negotiations with the United States as long as they are based on ‘mutual respect and interests,’ but it is also ready for war if that is Washington’s intent, Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday.

Abbas Araghchi, speaking during a press conference in Beirut, added that the purpose of his visit to Lebanon was to discuss Israel’s ‘challenges and threats’ to regional security, as well as expanding bilateral ties.

Araghchi told the Mehr News Agency of his trip to Lebanon on Wednesday. The Iranian official noted that he would make the trip along with an economic delegation…”