Iraq's Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi made an unannounced visit to Tehran on Friday, meeting Iran's president and its chief negotiator, Iranian media reported on Monday, in what appears to be a new attempt at mediation in the war between Iran and the United States.

Al-Zaidi held talks with President Masoud Pezeshkian and with parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who leads Iran's negotiating team with Washington, according to Tasnim news agency, citing sources. The visit lasted several hours.

He was accompanied by Falih al-Fayyadh, head of the Popular Mobilization Forces, and Hadi al-Amiri, leader of the Badr Organization, Tasnim reported.

Trump call came a day earlier

The trip followed a telephone conversation on Thursday between al-Zaidi and US President Donald Trump, and a meeting the same day in Baghdad with Tom Barrack, Trump's special envoy for Iraq and Syria, according to the Iraqi prime minister's media office.

Saudi-owned Al Hadath television, citing unnamed sources, reported that an Iraqi delegation later delivered a US message to Iranian officials during an unannounced mission lasting about eight hours. Al Arabiya separately reported that Trump had asked al-Zaidi to convey proposals aimed at ending the war.

Shafaq News reported, citing an informed source, that al-Zaidi carried a proposal from Trump to Tehran aimed at ending the war. Iraq's ambassador to Iran, Yasser Abdul Zahra al-Hajjaj, confirmed that the visit was private and unannounced.

Neither government has publicly confirmed what was discussed, and the contents of any US message have not been disclosed. Fars news agency, citing an informed source, said the talks focused exclusively on Iraq's efforts to end the war between Iran and the United States.

Tehran says two-day plan still stands

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that Tehran had not submitted a new proposal to Washington and that its two-day plan remained on the table, according to Anadolu Agency.

The plan, conveyed through Qatari mediators, calls for reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping within 48 hours of Washington meeting Tehran's conditions. The strait remains effectively closed to commercial traffic.

Baghdad has strong reasons to seek a settlement. Iraq sits between the two sides in the conflict, which began with the US-Israeli war on Iran in late February, and its government has repeatedly said it does not want its territory used in the fighting or to be drawn into a wider regional war.

The visit is the latest in a series of regional mediation efforts involving Qatar, Iraq and other governments, as diplomats search for a route to end a war that has disrupted shipping, energy markets and daily life across the region.