Tehran has officially welcomed an offer from Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto to mediate the rapidly escalating conflict between Iran and the United States.

The Iranian Embassy in Jakarta issued a statement Sunday confirming its openness to Indonesia’s diplomatic intervention following a devastating wave of US and Israeli airstrikes.

The diplomatic overture follows a Saturday announcement from Indonesia’s Foreign Ministry, stating that President Subianto is prepared to travel to Tehran to facilitate dialogue, provided both warring parties agree to the mediation.

While expressing gratitude for the offer, the Iranian mission also urged Indonesian officials to take a "firm stance" in condemning what it described as "aggression and crimes" by the United States and the "Zionist regime" of Israel.

The urgency for mediation comes as Iranian state television officially confirmed the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Sunday, hours after US President Donald Trump first announced the leader’s demise.

The death of the 86-year-old cleric has triggered massive retaliatory strikes from Iran, targeting US and Israeli assets across the Middle East.

Despite the call for peace talks, the rhetoric from Washington remains uncompromising. President Trump issued a fresh ultimatum on Sunday, warning Tehran that any further retaliation would be met with "force that has never been seen before."

As the region teeters on the edge of total war, Indonesia—the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation—is positioning itself as a critical neutral ground for potential de-escalation.

Source: AFP