Seyed Abbas Araghchi

Iranian diplomat blames US for Afghanistan’s situation

TEHRAN, Dec. 5 (MNA) – Blaming US for being responsible for current Afghanistan’s unstable situation, Secretary of Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said that US presence in West Asia brings about nothing but chaos and instability to the region.
2021-12-05 14:00
Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

TEHRAN, Oct. 03 (MNA) – The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran’s latest developments in the last 24 hours.
2021-10-03 08:00
Araghchi appointed as SCFR secretary

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Head of Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations has appointed the former Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Seyed Abbas Araghchi as secretary of the council
2021-10-02 13:50
Bagheri Kani appointed as new deputy foreign minister

TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a decree appointed Ali Bagheri Kani as the new deputy foreign minister for political affairs.
2021-09-15 08:49
Iran, Austria confer on Afghanistan

TEHRAN, Aug. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Deputy FM Abbas Araghchi discussed the latest developments in Afghanistan with an official from the Austrian ministry of foreign affairs.
2021-08-28 16:42
UK efforts to blackmail Iran never going to work: Deputy FM

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – In reaction to Boris Johnson's latest tweet, Abbas Araghchi said that the UK tries to blackmail Iran by taking its own money which has been illegally kept for more than 40 years hostage in exchange for prisoners.
2021-08-14 11:00
US froze prisoner exchange: Araghchi to Raab

TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Addressing the British Foreign Secretary, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister said that Rabb knows better than anybody else that the deal for release of 10 prisoners was concluded weeks ago but his friends in Washington froze it.
2021-08-14 09:07
Mora, S Korean diplomat discuss JCPOA in Tehran

TEHRAN, Aug. 07 (MNA) – Deputy Secretary-General of the European Union thanked South Korea’s Deputy Foreign Minister for having "a very interesting" conversation with him on JCPOA in Tehran.
2021-08-07 12:33
Iran, Bolivia emphasize developing bilateral relations

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran and Bolivia stressed the need to broaden and develop bilateral relations in all fields.
2021-08-04 22:22
Araghchi:

Tying frozen assets in S Korea to JCPOA ‘unacceptable’

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says tying the talks on reviving the JCPOA to the issue of frozen assets of the country in South Korean banks are unacceptable.
2021-08-04 21:26
'Lifting of oppressive sanctions Iran definite stance'

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – In a meeting with the Deputy Secretary-General of the European Union, the Iranian senior diplomat emphasized the firm position of the Islamic Republic of Iran regarding the lifting of oppressive sanctions against the country.
2021-08-04 17:25
Khatibzadeh:

Iran ready to swap prisoners with US, UK "today"

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – In response to statements by US officials denying an agreement with Iran on the exchange of prisoners, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman said that Iran is ready to swap prisoners with the US and UK even "today" too.
2021-07-18 10:40
Iran top negotiator:

JCPOA parties need to take tough decisions to revive deal

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – The head of Iran's negotiating team in Vienna talks on reviving the JCPOA says there have been enough rounds of Vienna talks so far, urging the JCPOA parties for making their tough decisions to revitalize the deal.
2021-06-27 18:47
New administration not to change stance towards JCPOA talks

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Iran’s top negotiator said Tehran’s policies are not going to change under the administration of President-elect Ebrahim Raeisi.
2021-06-21 11:31
Iran nuclear talks won’t be open-ended: European diplomats

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – European troika diplomats in a note to the media on Mon. stressed that talks to revive the Iran nuclear deal, JCPOA, could not be stalled and that the most difficult issues in Vienna talks has not yet been resolved.
2021-06-21 10:03
Headlines of Iran's Persian dailies on June 21

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Mehr News takes a look at the headlines of Iran’s Persian-language dailies on Monday, June 21.
2021-06-21 08:42
Top Iranian negotiator:

Without US guarantees, Iran not to sign agreement in Vienna

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Head of Iran's negotiating team in Vienna talks on JCPOA revival said Sun. that Iran wants guarantees from the current US administration that it would not follow in the footsteps of the former Trump's administration.
2021-06-20 21:30
Iran, P4+1 start new meeting on JCPOA revival in Vienna

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Representatives from Iran and remaining parties to the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) started a new meeting of the JCPOA Joint Commission to conclude discussions at the latest sixth round of the talks in Vienna on Sunday.
2021-06-20 18:01
Araghchi:

Almost all JCPOA agreement documents ready

TEHRAN, Jun. 20 (MNA) – Stating that almost all JCPOA agreement documents are ready, Iran Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs said that the parties will return to the capitals not only for further consultation but also for decision-making.
2021-06-20 14:07
Iran's lead negotiator discusses JCPOA with IAEA cheif

TEHRAN, Jun. 19 (MNA) – On Friday, the latest developments around the JCPOA negotiations was discussed by Iran's lead negotiator at the talks in Vienna and Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi.
2021-06-19 09:30
IAEA agreement with Iran not subject to Vienna talks: Grossi

TEHRAN, Jun. 18 (MNA) – The Director-General of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi said that IAEA’s agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran is not dependent on JCPOA talks which is ongoing in the Austrian capital Vienna.
2021-06-18 13:00
Negotiations closer to agreement than ever before: Araghchi

TEHRAN, Jun. 17 (MNA) – Stating that there are still fundamental issues that should be discussed, the Head of Iran's negotiating delegation in Vienna talks said that the negotiations are closer to an agreement than ever before.
2021-06-17 20:30
Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran’s latest developments in the last 24 hours.
2021-06-15 08:12
Biden admin complicit in Trump's crimes against humanity

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – The Joe Biden administration has partaken in Trump's crimes against humanity for 144 days, the Iranian top diplomat said, criticizing Biden's administration for continuing Trump's policies.
2021-06-14 09:36
Headlines of Iran’s Persian dailies on June 14

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Mehr News takes a look at the headlines of Iran’s Persian-language dailies on Monday, June 14.
2021-06-14 09:28
Araghchi:

Iran in ‘no hurry’ to reach ‘good deal’

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran is in "no hurry" for the results of ongoing Vienna talks and seeks to have a “good deal”.
2021-06-14 08:21
Briefing on Iran’s daily developments

TEHRAN, Jun. 14 (MNA) – The following are the Islamic Republic of Iran’s latest developments in the last 24 hours.
2021-06-14 08:00
Ulyanov says cannot expect finalization of Vienna Talks soon

TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – “We can’t expect the finalization of the Vienna Talks in the days to come”, Russian Permanent Representative to the International Organizations in Vienna said, referring to JCPOA revival.
2021-06-13 09:19
Araghchi:

No agreement on horizon without meeting Iran's key demands

TEHRAN, Jun. 13 (MNA) – Stating that Iran is looking for a good agreement, Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs said that the country will certainly not agree without meeting its key demands in the Vienna talks.
2021-06-13 09:10
6th round of JCPOA Joint Commission kicks off in Vienna

TEHRAN, Jun. 12 (MNA) – The 6th round of Joint Commission meeting of Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) started in Grand Hotel Wien in Vienna on Saturday in presence of delegations of Iran and P4+1 (Germany, France, Russia, China and UK).
2021-06-12 19:50