Iranian ambassador: Has received "some signals" that the U.S. is ready to lift the blockade

Golden Finance reports that on April 22, according to the Associated Press, Iran’s United Nations Ambassador Amir Saeed Iravani stated that his government “has received some signals” indicating that the United States is ready to lift the sanctions. He said on Tuesday that once Washington ends the sanctions, “I believe the next round of negotiations will be held in Islamabad.” He claimed that the U.S. maritime blockade violates the ceasefire agreement and reiterated that lifting the blockade is a condition for new negotiations. The U.S. has not publicly indicated that it will lift the sanctions. Iravani said that the U.S. has waged war against Iran, and if they want to return to the negotiating table “and seek a political solution, they will find that we are already prepared.” He told a small group of reporters at the United Nations headquarters in New York, “If they want war, Iran is equally prepared.” When asked how hopeful he was about the possibility of a new round of negotiations, the ambassador replied, “We should give it a chance — we are hopeful.”