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Araghchi Speaks to 12 Foreign Ministers in Just Two DaysWorld
Iran’s foreign minister says he held separate calls with a dozen regional counterparts in 48 hours, pressing for sovereignty, an end to threats and a regional security order free of outside powers.
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says he has spoken by telephone with 12 foreign ministers in the space of two days, as Tehran steps up a diplomatic push to calm tensions across the region.
In a post on Instagram on Saturday, Araghchi said he had set out Iran’s “fundamental positions” in the calls and discussed the need to respect national sovereignty, bring an end to aggression and threats, avoid harmful foreign interference and stop insecurity from spreading. He also argued for regional security arrangements that do not involve powers from outside the region, according to reports of his post.
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The calls, held over the previous 48 hours, included his counterparts from Türkiye, Pakistan, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, the Greek Cypriot administration of Southern Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Tunisia and Iraq, Araghchi said.
Talks come amid the US-Iran standoff
The diplomatic round comes as efforts continue to contain the standoff between Washington and Tehran and to head off any return to open military confrontation. The United States has been pressing Iran for concessions over its nuclear programme as a condition for resuming negotiations, while Tehran has called for the lifting of US sanctions, the release of frozen Iranian funds and permission to export oil.
The two sides have been exchanging messages through intermediaries in recent weeks. Araghchi has previously said Iran is ready to implement a plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days if its conditions are met, and mediators from Qatar and Pakistan have been involved in carrying proposals between the two capitals.
Iranian state media also reported that Araghchi spoke separately with his Tunisian counterpart, Mohamed Ali Nafti, late on Friday, with the two men discussing diplomatic efforts to ease tensions and strengthen regional stability. He also held a call with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein, during which Iraq proposed a committee of regional foreign ministers to travel between Tehran and Washington in search of a peaceful settlement, according to Iraqi officials.
In the same round of calls, Araghchi reaffirmed what Tehran describes as Iran’s legitimate right to defend its sovereignty and national security, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency, which said he stressed the need for regional security arrangements free from interference by outsiders.
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