Iran’s top diplomat said Wednesday that communication channels with the United States were still open, a week after Donald Trump was elected president.“The communication channels between us and the Americans still exist,” Abbas Araghchi said on the sidelines of a weekly cabinet meeting.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.“We have differences with the Americans, which are sometimes very fundamental and central and may not be resolved, but we must manage them to reduce their costs and decrease the tensions,” he added.Araghchi said last month that there was no ground for indirect nuclear talks with the United States.“We don’t see any grounds for these talks, until we can get past the current crisis,” Araghchi said on October 14 during a visit to the Gulf sultanate of Oman as part of a regional tour.Oman has long mediated between Iran and the United States, which cut ties after the 1979 Islamic Revolution that saw Western-backed Shah Mohammed