A senior Iranian official has said that the United States must reduce its demands in order to facilitate negotiations to end the ongoing two-month-long conflict in the Middle East.

In a statement aired on state television on Monday, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei underscored that Iran’s primary focus at this juncture is bringing an end to the war.

He called on the United States to adopt a more reasonable stance and to abandon what he described as “excessive demands” in the ongoing discussions.

“At this stage, our priority is to end the war. The other side must commit to a reasonable approach and abandon its excessive demands regarding Iran.”