Iran's Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that indirect diplomatic contacts with the United States have resumed through mediators, even as military exchanges between the two countries continue to intensify.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Tehran has received messages from Washington through intermediaries in recent days, describing ongoing diplomatic efforts aimed at preventing further escalation.

"We have been informed by mediators, we have received messages [from the American side]," Baghaei said during a weekly press briefing. He added that "the diplomatic apparatus has been active in recent days and ideas have been conveyed to us by certain mediators."
According to Baghaei, several mediators are working to reduce tensions and have presented proposals to Tehran designed to prevent the conflict from worsening.

The comments come amid reports that Qatar proposed a 10-day ceasefire between Iran and the United States during Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's visit to Doha last week, where he attended memorial events for Qatar's former Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani.

Meanwhile, the military confrontation between the two sides has continued unabated.

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Monday that US forces had completed a ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iranian targets. According to CENTCOM, the operations targeted military command centers, air defense systems, coastal surveillance sites, maritime capabilities, missile and drone launch positions, and communications infrastructure.

The US military said the strikes were ordered by President Donald Trump to further reduce Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping and civilian vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, while holding Tehran accountable for attacks in the region.

In response, Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had carried out drone strikes against US military facilities in Kuwait. The IRGC said it destroyed an early-warning radar system at Ali al-Salem Air Base and struck a warehouse containing equipment and aircraft parts, as well as an MQ-9 drone hangar, claiming several drones were set ablaze. The United States has not publicly confirmed the Iranian claims.

The latest developments mark nearly two weeks of sustained military exchanges between Washington and Tehran.

The renewed hostilities come only weeks after the two countries signed the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding in mid-June. The agreement called for a suspension of military operations, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, and negotiations toward a comprehensive settlement within 60 days, with the possibility of extension by mutual agreement.

However, on Saturday, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei accused the United States of violating the Islamabad agreement, arguing that Washington's actions demonstrated the unreliability of US commitments. He warned that Iran would deliver what he described as "unforgettable lessons" to its "American enemy."