Abbas Araghchi

Iran ready to resume talks with US, Aragchi says, calling for 'fair, equitable' negotiations

Araqchi, who described his talks with Hakan Fidan in Istanbul as "good and useful," also said that Tehran was ready to engage with regional countries to promote stability and peace.

IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER Abbas Araghchi (right) speaks with Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan in Istanbul in June. The North Kurdistan political movement is under Ankara’s harsh pressure. In Iran, Kurds face systematic suppression, says the writer.
JEYHUN BAYRAMOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, addresses the "Summit of the Future" in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, US, September 23, 2024.

Azerbaijan will not allow use of its airspace in military operations against Iran, FM announces

A member of Iranian militia forces (Basij) gestures during an anti-Israeli march in Tehran, Iran, January 10, 2025; illustrative.

EU countries who blocked IRGC terror designation were threatened by Iran - report

Here, posters display assassinated military leaders, including IRGC commander-in-chief Hossein Salami (center), in Tehran at the end of June.

'Region does not need new war': EU designates Iran's Revolutionary Guard as terrorist organization


Iran's President Pezeshkian says Trump speaks of peace and threatens at same time

Tehran would continue Iran-US nuclear talks but is not afraid of threats. "We are not seeking war," he said.

 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian attends a press conference in Tehran, Iran, September 16, 2024.

Iran looks to Asia while holding firm in nuclear talks with US - analysis

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi had just returned from the fourth round of discussions with a US delegation in Muscat on Sunday. Many things have happened since then.

 Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on before a meeting with Qatar's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, in Tehran, Iran, August 26, 2024.

Trump met Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Dermer on Thursday, Axios reports

Topics reportedly discussed included the US-Iran nuclear talks, and the Israel-Hamas War, according to Axios.

 (From L-R) Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Donald Trump, then-national security advisor Mike Waltz, and Vice President JD Vance in the Oval Office, Washington, February 4, 2025; illustrative.

Iran's foreign minister repeats call for restraint in India-Pakistan standoff during India visit

Araqchi's visit to India was pre-planned to attend a joint economic commission between the two countries.

 A view of the Uri-II hydroelectric project dam on the Jhelum River which flows from Indian Kashmir into Pakistan-administered Kashmir, near Uri in India-administered Kashmir's Baramulla district, May 7, 2025.

China says Iran’s foreign minister will visit on Wednesday

This comes after Araghchi made a state visit to Moscow last week, where he told reporters that Tehran collaborates closely with Russia and China.

 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov, and Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, attend a meeting regarding the Iranian nuclear issue at Diaoyutai State Guest House on March 14, 2025, in Beijing, China.

Iranian minister in Moscow aims to shore up support ahead of US talks

Araghchi said he plans to discuss issues relating to nuclear talks between Iran and the United States during his visit to Moscow,

  Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shakes hands with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov after their joint press conference at the foreign ministry headquarters in Tehran on February 25, 2025.

Iran says its right to uranium enrichment is non-negotiable

Iran and the US are due to hold a second round of talks in Oman on Saturday over Tehran's escalating nuclear program, with President Donald Trump threatening military action if there is no deal.

 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi meets with Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi in Muscat, Oman, April 12, 2025.

US, Iran conclude 'positive' first round of nuclear talks, to resume next week

US-Iran talks were focused on sanctions against the Islamic Republic and wars in the Middle East, according to an Omani source.

 US President Donald Trump seen over an illustrative image of American-Iranian ties (illustrative)

Iran cautious on talks with Trump admin. - analysis

Iran expresses skepticism over upcoming US talks on its nuclear program, insisting on indirect negotiations and demanding concrete gestures before direct discussions.

An illustrative image of US President Donald Trump and Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

US, Iran to meet in Oman for direct high-level nuclear talks on Saturday

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Iran would be in "great danger" if ongoing direct talks between the US and the Middle East country fail.

 US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House, April 7, 2025.