Iran ⁠should ⁠demonstrate “maximum flexibility” to seize the opportunity to ⁠reach an agreement with the US, ⁠Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in a phone call, Al Jazeera reports quoting the Japanese leader.

Speaking to reporters after the call, Takaichi says she also strongly demanded that the ⁠Strait of Hormuz be reopened soon to secure free and safe navigation ⁠for ships from Asia and ⁠all other ⁠nations.

She has not elaborated on Pezeshkian’s response, but notes ‌that the two leaders pledged to maintain closer communication.

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