March 25 - German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul said on Wednesday that he welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to pursue negotiations aimed at ending the war with Iran, and he urged that any diplomatic opening be afforded a genuine opportunity to succeed.
Wadephul, speaking in Berlin alongside his Tunisian counterpart Mohamed Ali Nafti, pointed to what he described as a brief postponement of a deadline imposed on Tehran and framed the U.S. shift toward talks as a constructive development.
"It is commendable that the U.S. President has postponed his ultimatum to the Iranian regime for a few days and is now seeking negotiations," Wadephul said. "Iran’s regime would be well-advised to respond to this now. So, if there is a window of opportunity for diplomacy, we should definitely give talks a chance."
Separately, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday that Pakistan has delivered a proposal from the U.S. to Iran, and that either Pakistan or Turkey could serve as venues for discussions intended to de-escalate the war in the Gulf. The official spoke on condition of anonymity.
Those remarks were described as among rare indications that Tehran might be prepared to consider diplomatic overtures. At the same time, Iran has publicly insisted that no talks are under way and has maintained it would not make a deal with the Trump administration.
Wadephul also cautioned that outcomes remain uncertain: "We must, of course, wait and see what these talks in Pakistan, in which we are not participating but which are now apparently taking place, will yield, which is certainly welcome," he said.
The German minister's comments underline a preference for allowing diplomatic processes to develop while acknowledging the limited visibility into parallel exchanges involving third-party states. The information available indicates possible back-channel movements but does not confirm direct engagement between Tehran and Washington.
Context note: The statements combine official public remarks and anonymous reporting about third-party mediation efforts. They reflect both a call for diplomacy and the evident uncertainty about whether Iran will respond to the overtures.