NNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian responded to the denial by the US State Department of delivering a message to Iran via Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

On his account on X, Amir-Abdollahian affirmed that the United States has been seeking a temporary ceasefire since last week, stating in response to the US State Department, "We received their message, and they are saying it is false, while at the same time they are conducting a war against Gaza and the West Bank."

"Stop the hypocrisy and genocide against Gaza," he added addressing the US administration.

Amir-Abdollahian had earlier announced that the Americans had sent a message to Iran in the past three days, expressing their desire for a ceasefire. Later on, the US State Department claimed that Blinken did not deliver a message to Iran via the Iraqi Prime Minister during his visit to Baghdad.—agencies 

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