Details of various diplomatic processes to manage tensions with the US are being examined by Iran, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, adding that Tehran hoped for results in the coming days.

Amid a military buildup by the US Navy near Iran, US President Donald Trump told reporters last week that Iran was “seriously talking” with Washington, hours after Tehran’s top security official, Ali Larijani, said on X that arrangements for negotiations were underway.

“Regional countries are the go-between for messages that have been exchanged. Various points have been exchanged, and we are currently deciding and examining the details of each diplomatic process that we hope will bring results in the coming days,” Baghaei said.

“This pertains to the process and framework of (talks),” he added.

Earlier on Sunday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that if the US attacked Iran, it would become a regional conflict, state media reported, amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran.

The US has built up its naval presence in the Middle East after President Donald Trump repeatedly threatened Iran with intervention if it did not agree to a nuclear deal or failed to stop killing protesters.

“(Trump) regularly says that he brought ships (…) The Iranian nation shall not be scared by these things, the Iranian people will not be stirred by these threats,” Khamenei said.

“We are not the initiators and do not want to attack any country, but the Iranian nation will strike a strong blow against anyone who attacks and harasses them.”