French President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that he had held further talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, during which Macron had reaffirmed the importance of freeing up shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Macron added he had encouraged Iran's president to look at the plans by France and Britain to set up an international mission to lay the groundwork for safe transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
"I have invited the Iranian president to take advantage of this opportunity, and I intend to discuss the topic with President Trump," Macron added on social media.
During the call, Pezeshkian, "emphasised that Iran, within the framework of international laws, is prepared to seriously pursue diplomatic paths to end the war, towards the realisation of the rights of the Iranian people," Iranian state media reported.
"The president of our country, referred to Iran's distrust of the United States and said this is due to the hostile actions of the American side, which most recently attacked our country twice during negotiations," the reports said.
(Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta, additional reporting by Dubai newsroom; Editing by Alison Williams and Sanjeev Miglani)