Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi addressing the media in Delhi.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that Tehran had “received messages” from the United States to continue talks.Click here for live updates on US-Iran warAraghchi made the remarks at a press conference in New Delhi, where he is attending the BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting.“What was said about the United States rejecting Iran’s proposal or Iran rejecting the US proposal is related to a few days ago, when Mr. Trump tweeted that this is unacceptable,” Aragchi told reporters, referring to Tehran’s reaction to a US proposal.“But after that, we got messages again from the Americans that they are willing to continue dialogue and maintain engagement,” the Islamic Republic’s top diplomat said.Rejecting Iran’s response, Trump called it a “piece of garbage” and said ceasefireAs of April 8, he was “extensively on life support” and “incredibly weak.”“I would call it the weakest right now, after reading that piece of garbage they sent us. I haven’t even finished reading it,” Trump told reporters earlier this week.Also read: Trump says US-Iran ceasefire on ‘life support’; Tehran’s latest proposal called a ‘piece of garbage’Meanwhile, Araghchi commented that Iran “has no confidence in the Americans”, accusing Washington of turning to diplomacy only after failing to achieve its objectives through military pressure.He said, “Now, after 40 days of war, when America despaired of achieving any goals in its aggression against Iran, he offered talks.” “We have no confidence in the Americans. This is the main obstacle in the way of any diplomatic effort. We have every reason not to trust the Americans, while they have no reason not to trust us.”Describing the ceasefire as “very unstable”, Araghchi said Tehran was nevertheless trying to preserve it to make room for diplomacy.“We are now in a ceasefire situation, although it is very unstable. But we are trying to maintain it to give diplomacy a chance,” he stressed. He said, “There is no military solution to anything related to Iran. They have tested us time and again. We never bow to any pressure or threats. We also oppose any sanctions. The Iranian people respond only with the language of respect.”The Middle East war began on February 28 with joint US-Israeli attacks on Iran. The two sides later met in Islamabad, Pakistan on 11–12 April for high-level talks, but failed to achieve any breakthrough.