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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has slammed the United States for sabotaging ongoing diplomatic efforts by launching airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Speaking at a press conference during the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit in Istanbul, Araghchi urged the international community to take a clear stance, saying “global norms and diplomacy are under direct threat.” “We were in the …

In his first public remarks after the US strikes, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has accused Washington of breaching international law. “The United States, a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, has committed a grave violation of the UN Charter, international law and the NPT by attacking Iran’s peaceful nuclear installations,” Araghchi said in a social media post. …

Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has ruled out diplomatic negotiations as long as the wanton aggression against the Islamic Republic continues, holding the United States complicit in it. Speaking ahead of his visit to Geneva where he is scheduled to hold talks with his European counterparts on the Israeli aggression, Araghchi said Tehran has explicitly stated that as long as …

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran had evidence to show US forces supported the intense bombardment campaign Israel launched against the Islamic republic this week. “We have solid proof of the support of the American forces and American bases in the region for the attacks of the Zionist regime military forces,” Araghchi told foreign diplomats in a meeting broadcast …

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Saturday that Iran considers nuclear weapons “unacceptable”, reiterating the country’s longstanding position amid delicate negotiations with the United States. Western governments have long suspected Iran of seeking to develop a nuclear weapons capability to counter widely suspected but undeclared arsenal of Israel. “If the issue is nuclear weapons, yes, we too consider this type of …

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday rejected direct negotiations with the United States as “meaningless”, after US President Donald Trump said he would prefer direct talks with the Islamic Republic. Trump had called last month on Tehran to hold negotiations on its nuclear programme with Washington, but threatened to bomb Iran if diplomacy fails. On Thursday, the US president …