Tehran calls for peaceful resolution of Pakistan-India conflict

TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday that he has spoken with Pakistani’s Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua over the phone, calling for “de-escalation and peaceful resolution of Pakistan-India conflict.”

By Mehdi Sepahvand

Araqchi meets South African officials

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Aaraqchi held separate talks on Thursday with South African Parliament Speaker Baleka Mbete and International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Reginah Mhaule in Cape Town on Thursday.

Araqchi urges Europe to take serious steps to save nuclear deal

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has urged Europe to take more serious steps in keeping the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Europe must pay the price to salvage JCPOA: deputy FM

TEHRAN – Political will alone would not suffice to save the JCPOA, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday, urging Europe to “take practical measures and pay the price” to salvage the 2015 nuclear accord.

Araqchi in Vienna to attend JCPOA joint commission

TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi left Tehran for Vienna on Tuesday to participate in the joint commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on Wednesday.

PM Abdul-Mahdi: Iraq ready to create joint economic zone with Iran

TEHRAN – Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi said on Monday that his country is ready to create a joint economic zone with Iran.

Foreign Minister Zarif says Expediency Council should decide on FATF based on realities

Zarif, Araqchi push for ratification of FATF by Expediency Council

TEHRAN – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and his deputy Abbas Araqchi on Sunday called for ratification of the FATF by the Expediency Council.

Iran, three EU states to hold 1st round of expert-level talks on INSTEX in Paris soon

Iran and its three European partners in the 2015 nuclear deal will soon begin talks in Paris, France, in an effort to work out the operational details of a newly-launched financial mechanism meant to protect Tehran-Europe trade ties against US sanctions.

Iranian diplomat holds talks with Bulgarian officials

TEHRAN - Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met separately with a number of Bulgarian officials on Thursday, discussing expansion of ties between Tehran and Sofia.

Araqchi meets Amano in Vienna

TEHRAN – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi met with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano in Vienna on Monday.

Polish diplomat calls meeting with Araqchi ‘constructive’

TEHRAN - Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Maciej Lang has said that his meeting with Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on a joint U.S.-Poland conference on the Middle East was “constructive”.

Nuclear negotiator: Thank you President Trump for bringing ‘shame’ to U.S.

TEHRAN – A top Iranian nuclear negotiator said on Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear agreement showed how “untrustworthy” the United States is. 

Iran-Taliban talks can help restore peace in Afghanistan: MP

TEHRAN - MP Mojtaba Zonnour has said that talks between Iran and Taliban can help restore peace in Afghanistan.

Araqchi briefs Ghani on Iran’s talks with Taliban

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Seyyed Abbas Araqchi, who held talks with a Taliban delegation in Tehran on December 30, met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Kabul on Saturday.

The announcement signals a growing confidence among the Taliban for U.S. troops to pull out of Afghanistan

Afghan Taliban says ‘post-occupation’ discussed with Iran

The Taliban discussed Afghanistan's "post-occupation situation" with Iran in their latest meeting, the group said Tuesday, as Tehran makes a more concerted and open push for peace ahead of a possible U.S. drawdown.

Araqchi meets former Swedish PM

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Thursday held separate talks with Carl Bildt, a former Swedish premier and a chair of the European Council on Foreign Relations, and Hans Blix, a former chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

Diplomat calls Iran, Russia reliable partners

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi said on Friday that Iran and Russia are “reliable partners”.

‘U.S. undermining global efforts for non-proliferation’, Iranian diplomat warns 

Araqchi meets Finnish officials in Helsinki

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Abbas Araqchi, who was on tour of Finland, held separate meetings with a number of Finnish officials in Helsinki, according to the Foreign Ministry website.

EU Foreign Affairs Council to discuss Iran on Monday

TEHRAN – The EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) will meet in Brussels on December 10 to exchange views on the relations between the EU and Iran among other issues including Ukraine, EU-African Union cooperation, Western Balkans, and Venezuela.

European financial mechanism with Iran to be announced soon: Araqchi

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Tuesday that European financial mechanism to save the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran now that the U.S. has exited the agreement will be announced in the near future.

JCPOA parties after compensating for U.S. pullout: Araqchi

TEHRAN – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday that the remaining parties to the 2015 nuclear deal are trying to find operational solutions to compensate for U.S. withdrawal from the deal, officially called the JCPOA.

Iranian, Belgian diplomats meet in Brussels

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and his Belgian counterpart Bruno van der Pluijm held talks on Wednesday over Tehran-Brussels cooperation on international issues and other issues of mutual interest.  

Tehran may give Europe extension, yet patience limited: Araqchi

TEHRAN - In an interview with IRNA in Algiers, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs has said that Tehran will give a chance to the Europeans as it is following up on the their attempts to develop a special payment system to compensate for the U.S. exit from the Iran nuclear deal.

Iran, EU hold fourth round of political talks

TEHRAN – The fourth round of high-profile political negotiations between Iran and the European Union was held in Brussels on Monday, IRNA reported.

Iran warns EU hesitation will put JCPOA in jeopardy 

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy foreign minister for political affairs told a high-ranking meeting with EU officials that the bloc’s hesitation to introduce its mechanism for trade with Iran after Washington’s unilateral withdrawal from the nuclear deal will make the international pact face serious challenges.

Araqchi: Iran’s benefits from JCPOA has reached ‘zero’

TEHRAN – Abbas Araqchi, the deputy foreign minister for political affairs, warned on Monday that the nuclear deal, officially called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is in a “very bad situation”.

Araqchi: EU political will to save JCPOA still strong

TEHRAN – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Wednesday that the European Union’s political will to salvage the 2015 nuclear pact, officially known as the JCPOA, is still strong.

Europeans still unable to announce SPV, Iranian diplomat laments

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Monday that the Europeans are not still able to announce the so-called special purpose vehicle (SPV) because of the U.S. pressure.

Iran ready if EU fails to save JCPOA: diplomat

TEHRAN - Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said that Tehran is ready for any scenario if the Europeans fail to save the 2015 nuclear agreement, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

Bullying U.S. has been isolated: Iran’s deputy FM

TEHRAN - The United States, like a bully, is exerting pressures on other countries but it has been isolated politically, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi has said.