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Abbas Araghchi
Iran's Foreign Minister since August 2024; JCPOA veteran whose civilian diplomacy the IRGC overrides.
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#15210 Jul
Met the Qatari delegation in Mashhad
Iran Conflict 2026: Qatari envoy reopens the Doha channel#1508 Jul
Qatar summons Iran yet keeps mediating
Iran Conflict 2026#1431 Jul
Mentioned in: Iran's two voices on the talks
Iran Conflict 2026#14330 Jun
Warned of an immediate and powerful response if Israel acted on the threat
Iran Conflict 2026: Katz calls Iran's heir 'a dead man'#14230 Jun
Mentioned in: Oman's Hormuz fee splits its authors
Iran Conflict 2026#14127 Jun
Declared from Baghdad that Iran would hold sole oversight and management of Hormuz for 30 days
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran claims sole control of Hormuz#14127 Jun
Iran skips talks, then watches them
Iran Conflict 2026#13723 Jun
Travelled to Muscat and signed the joint governance statement
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran and Oman claim the strait#13522 Jun
Claimed some frozen assets had been released and oil sanctions partially waived
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran claims relief; no US paper shows it#13622 Jun
Mentioned in: The oil licence Trump finally signed
Iran Conflict 2026#13622 Jun
Mentioned in: Trump sells Iran's money to farm states
Iran Conflict 2026#13522 Jun
Participated in day-two sessions at Burgenstock
Iran Conflict 2026: Mediators sign the deal, the parties don't#13421 Jun
Co-led Iran's delegation to Switzerland talks on 21 June
Iran Conflict 2026: Vance lands in Geneva for Iran talks#13521 Jun
Led the delegation that paused mid-session and returned after the walkout
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump talks war, signs no orders#13117 Jun
Stated charges for maritime navigation services would be collected once the 60-day toll-free period expires
Iran Conflict 2026: Deal bans the Hormuz toll, licenses its replacement#13016 Jun
Held a ready-made violation claim over Lebanon ceasefire breaches as the MOU's Lebanon scope remained disputed
Iran Conflict 2026: Lebanon is where the deal cracks first#12815 Jun
Stated Hormuz passage will carry service costs under Iranian-Omani sovereignty, contradicting Trump's toll-free declaration
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran and US name Hormuz two ways#12815 Jun
Iran hardliners revolt against the deal
Iran Conflict 2026#12915 Jun
Stated on 15 June that continued Israeli military presence in Lebanon would constitute a memorandum violation
Iran Conflict 2026: Hezbollah fired on Israel hours after signing#12814 Jun
Stated nuclear issues would not be addressed in the initial MOU, deferring them to a 60-day window
Iran Conflict 2026: The nuclear core is left for later#12714 Jun
US drops its uranium ship-out demand
Iran Conflict 2026#12613 Jun
stated dilute-in-Iran as the only acceptable HEU disposition on 13 June
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's red line: dilute uranium at home#12713 Jun
Iran's right turns on the Hormuz deal
Iran Conflict 2026#12713 Jun
Grossi warns Iran on hidden transfers
Iran Conflict 2026#12613 Jun
The IRGC has not signed the deal text
Iran Conflict 2026#12612 Jun
Four officials, one text, four answers
Iran Conflict 2026#12411 Jun
Iran's deal waits on a leader unseen since March
Iran Conflict 2026#1196 Jun
Iran answers Aoun on three fronts
Iran Conflict 2026#1236 Jun
Met Naqvi on the morning of 7 June as part of the back-channel coordination
Iran Conflict 2026: Pakistan's minister carries dual message to Tehran#1196 Jun
Mentioned in: Putin renews HEU offer at SPIEF
Iran Conflict 2026#1184 Jun
Mentioned in: US unsure Iran's Supreme Leader is alive
Iran Conflict 2026#1174 Jun
Told Tasnim no tangible progress had been made in US-Iran negotiations
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran sends no nuclear counter to US#1204 Jun
Mentioned in: IAEA loses track of Iran's uranium
Iran Conflict 2026#1184 Jun
Coupled the Lebanon ceasefire to the Iran-US MOU and warned an attack on Beirut triggers full-scale resumption
Iran Conflict 2026: Hezbollah veto stalls the Iran-US deal#1203 Jun
Mentioned in: Senate war-powers vote falls ten short
Iran Conflict 2026#1162 Jun
Denied Tasnim's claim that messages had stopped and phoned six foreign counterparts to reopen mediated talks
Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi reopens the talks Tehran had suspended#1151 Jun
Announced formal suspension of all mediated talks via Tasnim at 09:56
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran walks out of talks at 09:56#1141 Jun
Mentioned in: Trump edits Iran MOU but signs nothing
Iran Conflict 2026#1141 Jun
Mentioned in: Ghalibaf pre-refuses any Iran deal text
Iran Conflict 2026#10926 May
Participated in Doha war-cabinet talks on 25-26 May as Iran's chief diplomatic negotiator
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran war cabinet home, no deal signed#10320 May
Mentioned in: Pakistan mediation live, unwritten and only partial
Iran Conflict 2026#10118 May
Mentioned in: Israel ran covert bases in Iraq
Iran Conflict 2026#10218 May
Mentioned in: Speaker Ghalibaf made Iran's China envoy
Iran Conflict 2026#10017 May
Mentioned in: Tasnim corroborates €50m Majlis bounty bill on Trump
Iran Conflict 2026#10017 May
Mentioned in: Ghalibaf declares new world order, quoting Xi
Iran Conflict 2026#10015 May
Described UAE as blocker with 'special relations with Israel' without naming it directly
Iran Conflict 2026: UAE blocks BRICS Iran statement after Gulf drone strikes#9915 May
Mentioned in: Majlis reviews €50m Trump bounty bill
Iran Conflict 2026#10015 May
Confirmed Iran guiding Indian vessels and disclosed 13-ship queue to Jaishankar
Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi tells Jaishankar Iran guides Indian ships#9915 May
Declared Hormuz open to friendly nations and closed to adversaries via Mehr News
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran runs Hormuz as a favours system#9814 May
Araghchi flies to Delhi as Minab168
Iran Conflict 2026#9714 May
Told BRICS foreign ministers Iran has not created obstacles in the Strait of Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi denies Hormuz obstruction at BRICS Delhi#9713 May
#9612 May
Confirmed attendance at BRICS foreign ministers meeting in New Delhi on 14-15 May, building non-Western multilateral backing during the Trump-Xi summit
Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi flies to BRICS Delhi 14-15 May#9511 May
Met Wang Yi in Beijing on 6 May to pre-position Iran's negotiating case ahead of the Trump-Xi summit
Iran Conflict 2026: 72 hours to Beijing locks the week#111 May
Mentioned in: Brent-Dubai EFS over $6, TD3C at WS458
European Oil Markets#9511 May
Met Turkish, Egyptian and Dutch foreign ministers in three separate engagements on 11 May
Iran Conflict 2026: Turkey, Egypt, Netherlands in one day#917 May
Mentioned in: IRGC fires on US destroyers in Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#907 May
Mentioned in: Pakistan carries US memo to Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#917 May
Mentioned in: IDF kills Radwan chief Balout in Beirut
Iran Conflict 2026#917 May
Mentioned in: Iran reads MOU; reply window to 9 May
Iran Conflict 2026#896 May
Confirmed talks are progressing through Pakistan's mediation
Iran Conflict 2026: Dar names four topics in Iran channel#906 May
Met Wang Yi in Beijing and coordinated Iran's position ahead of the Trump-Xi summit
Iran Conflict 2026: Xi denies arms transfers ahead of summit#896 May
Met Wang Yi in Beijing on 6 May, the first such visit since the war began
Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi meets Wang Yi in Beijing#905 May
Mentioned in: Rubio rejected on Monday, paper Thursday
Iran Conflict 2026#915 May
Mentioned in: Hengaw: 56-prison hunger strike on 5 May
Iran Conflict 2026#883 May
Mentioned in: Pakistan carries first US written reply
Iran Conflict 2026#973 May
#871 May
Delivered 14-point written ceasefire proposal to Pakistan for onward transmission to Washington
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran delivers 14-point ceasefire text via Pakistan#861 May
Called on the US to drop its threatening rhetoric and expansionist approach
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran's fourth ceasefire text on 1 May#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: UAE quits OPEC effective 1 May
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Ran 72-hour shuttle through Islamabad twice, Muscat, and St Petersburg
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran defers nuclear talks past ceasefire#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: SNSC restores 'Internet Pro' on Day 60
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: First Tehran-Moscow flight after 60 days
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: Day 60 ends with zero Iran instruments
Iran Conflict 2026#8328 Apr
Mentioned in: Hormuz transits climb to 13 on 28 April
Iran Conflict 2026#8228 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran internet blackout enters 60th day
Iran Conflict 2026#8127 Apr
Conducted three-capital Islamabad-Muscat-Moscow diplomatic circuit carrying the proposal
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran files three-phase deal; nuclear last#8127 Apr
Met Putin at Kremlin on 27 April; returned without Lavrov-signed joint statement
Iran Conflict 2026: Putin condemns war; Il-76s carry the kit#8227 Apr
Delivered Hormuz-first decoupling offer to Sultan Haitham and Putin in person
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran offers Hormuz first; US rejects#8227 Apr
Met Putin, Lavrov, Ushakov and Kostyukov at the Boris Yeltsin Presidential Library on 27 April
Iran Conflict 2026: Yeltsin Library, not Kremlin, hosted Araghchi#8227 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent $108 as CENTCOM seizes more tankers
Iran Conflict 2026#8127 Apr
Met Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in Muscat on 26 April to negotiate Hormuz toll protocol
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran-Oman draft toll outside US reach#8226 Apr
Mentioned in: GL-V opens a 24 May Iran deadline
Iran Conflict 2026#8026 Apr
Araghchi reaches Muscat after Salalah strike
Iran Conflict 2026#7925 Apr
Araghchi flies home; Witkoff grounded in DC
Iran Conflict 2026#8025 Apr
Putin receives Araghchi at the Kremlin
Iran Conflict 2026#7824 Apr
IRGC ends self-restraint, warns host neighbours
Iran Conflict 2026#7823 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump extends Lebanon ceasefire three weeks
Iran Conflict 2026#7823 Apr
Mentioned in: Khamenei rules Iran by handwritten courier
Iran Conflict 2026#7722 Apr
Sidelined as civilian moderate while IRGC took operational control
Iran Conflict 2026: Vahidi's IRGC writes the diplomatic track#7722 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran hangs former atomic-agency staffer for Mossad spying
Iran Conflict 2026#7722 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC boards three ships inside Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#7621 Apr
Called the blockade an act of war and a violation of the ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026: Three Iranian principals, three incompatible lines#7521 Apr
Told Pakistani FM Ishaq Dar on 20 April that Iran is taking all aspects into consideration before deciding on whether to attend Islamabad talks
Iran Conflict 2026: Vance departs for Islamabad with no Iran yes#7520 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump tells Bloomberg extension 'highly unlikely'
Iran Conflict 2026#7520 Apr
Mentioned in: Baqaei in Farsi: message exchanges continue
Iran Conflict 2026#7520 Apr
Mentioned in: Tehran converges on 'table of surrender'
Iran Conflict 2026#7419 Apr
Mentioned in: US warship seizes Iranian cargo ship Touska
Iran Conflict 2026#7419 Apr
Mentioned in: Baqaei rejects uranium handover on sacred ground
Iran Conflict 2026#7719 Apr
Mentioned in: Hormuz transits crash to three as blackout extends
Iran Conflict 2026#7419 Apr
Mentioned in: Treasury signs Russia waiver, lets Iran's lapse
Iran Conflict 2026#7217 Apr
Announced Hormuz open at 05:00 GMT on 17 April
Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours#7217 Apr
Trump uranium claim denied same day
Iran Conflict 2026#7417 Apr
Mentioned in: IRGC Navy writes its own Hormuz transit rulebook
Iran Conflict 2026#7418 Apr
“announced civilian corridor through”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7016 Apr
Claimed partial progress at Islamabad that Vance's press conference contradicted
Iran Conflict 2026: Munir in Tehran; Vance's walkout explained#7116 Apr
Mentioned in: Munir extracts Iran's first nuclear monitoring concession
Iran Conflict 2026#7116 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran narrows enrichment gap to 3-5 years
Iran Conflict 2026#7217 Apr
#7015 Apr
Confirmed Iran cannot enrich at any surviving facility due to strike damage
Iran Conflict 2026: Enrichment talks haggle over ruined kit#6814 Apr
Mentioned in: Mojtaba hardens nuclear line, capability gone
Iran Conflict 2026#6914 Apr
Confirmed Iran cannot currently enrich uranium at any site due to strike damage
Iran Conflict 2026: Peskov reopens uranium off-ramp to Iran#6713 Apr
confirmed Iran cannot enrich uranium at any facility due to strike damage
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran admits enrichment capacity is destroyed#7213 Apr
“confirmed fordow strike damage prevents enrichment”
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#6611 Apr
Mentioned in: Enrichment gap blocks any nuclear text
Iran Conflict 2026#6511 Apr
Islamabad talks open in separate rooms
Iran Conflict 2026#6410 Apr
Vance Arrives for First Iran Talks
Iran Conflict 2026#639 Apr
Mentioned in: Trump claims enrichment ban Iran has never confirmed
Iran Conflict 2026#639 Apr
Mentioned in: Israel kills 254 in largest Lebanon operation
Iran Conflict 2026#606 Apr
Pakistan Brokers First Ceasefire Framework of the War
Iran Conflict 2026#594 Apr
Trump Replaces Own Deadline With Fourth Ultimatum
Iran Conflict 2026#583 Apr
Karaj bridge toll rises to thirteen
Iran Conflict 2026#572 Apr
Philippines Cuts Bilateral Hormuz Deal, Bypassing US Posture
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
Mentioned in: Strike on Kharazi Kills the Back-Channel
Iran Conflict 2026#551 Apr
IRGC Military Council Captures Iranian State
Iran Conflict 2026#5431 Mar
Iran: six more months; trust level zero
Iran Conflict 2026#5331 Mar
Trump claims deal; Iran says no talks
Iran Conflict 2026#5230 Mar
Islamabad talks end without a statement
Iran Conflict 2026#5129 Mar
Islamabad four stall on Hormuz terms
Iran Conflict 2026#4927 Mar
Mentioned in: Pakistan urged US to protect Iran envoys
Iran Conflict 2026#4825 Mar
Iran rejects US plan, sets five terms
Iran Conflict 2026#4724 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump claims Hormuz prize; Iran silent
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: IRGC toll booth live at Hormuz
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: CENTCOM: 9,000 targets, 140 ships in 25d
Iran Conflict 2026#4623 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran studies US terms, denies any talks
Iran Conflict 2026#4622 Mar
Mentioned in: Pakistan relays Trump's terms to Tehran
Iran Conflict 2026#4522 Mar
Articulated selective blockade policy
Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz open to friends, shut to enemies#4420 Mar
Mentioned in: IDF: halfway done. Trump: already won.
Iran Conflict 2026#4420 Mar
Faced expulsion of five Iranian diplomats from Saudi Arabia
Iran Conflict 2026: Riyadh expels five Iranian diplomats#4319 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: war nearly won; no ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026#4419 Mar
Iran fires two missiles at Diego Garcia
Iran Conflict 2026#4117 Mar
Demanded full US withdrawal from region as condition for peace
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran: US must leave region to end war#4016 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump rejects every Pentagon off-ramp
Iran Conflict 2026#4016 Mar
Lost Larijani, last senior negotiating figure, to Israeli strike
Iran Conflict 2026: Israel kills Larijani, last negotiator#3815 Mar
Mentioned in: Eight days, no proof of life for Mojtaba
Iran Conflict 2026#4015 Mar
Softened stance from ceasefire refusal to 'war must end'
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran FM shifts: this war must end#3715 Mar
Iran FM: we never asked for a ceasefire
Iran Conflict 2026#3614 Mar
Represented Iran during 48th attack wave on Gulf targets
Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC's 48th wave: three per day#3614 Mar
Mentioned in: UAE stops full barrage; Fujairah burns
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: UK sets terms, rebukes Washington
Iran Conflict 2026#318 Mar
Mentioned in: Israel brands Mojtaba a tyrant
Iran Conflict 2026#297 Mar
Accused US of war crime over Qeshm desalination plant strike
Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi: US struck Iran's water supply#297 Mar
Mentioned in: Iranian drone hits Bahrain water plant
Iran Conflict 2026#257 Mar
Mentioned in: UN: 330,000 displaced, aid failing
Iran Conflict 2026#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Pezeshkian rejects Trump surrender terms
Iran Conflict 2026#257 Mar
Responded to Trump's 'Make Iran Great Again' framing shift
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump says 'Make Iran Great Again'#267 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump threatens new target groups
Iran Conflict 2026#236 Mar
Mentioned in: Mojtaba Khamenei called 'unacceptable'
Iran Conflict 2026#246 Mar
Rejected Trump's unconditional surrender ultimatum
Iran Conflict 2026: Trump demands Iran's surrender#236 Mar
Delivered clearest refusal of ceasefire and all negotiations
Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi: no ceasefire, no negotiations#236 Mar
Received joint Egyptian, Turkish and Omani mediation approach
Iran Conflict 2026: Egypt, Turkey, Oman launch mediation#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Iran fires 14 missiles at Qatar
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Phoned Qatar PM in first FM-level contact since war began
Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi phones Qatar PM between salvos#225 Mar
Mentioned in: Duqm port hit again, bypass routes thin
Iran Conflict 2026#225 Mar
Confirmed zero direct contact with US envoys since war began
Iran Conflict 2026: No US-Iran contact confirmed#215 Mar
Confirmed loss of IRIS Dena, framing sinking as retaliation cue
Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi confirms IRIS Dena loss#204 Mar
Aligned with Mokhber in public rejection of US negotiations
Iran Conflict 2026: Mokhber: Iran will not negotiate with US#184 Mar
Received Chinese pressure to spare tankers and LNG carriers
Iran Conflict 2026: China warns Iran: spare tankers and LNG#194 Mar
Accused Trump of betraying diplomacy and his own electorate
Iran Conflict 2026: Iran FM: Trump betrayed diplomacy#184 Mar
Oman keeps Iran dialogue alive
Iran Conflict 2026#184 Mar
Backed Larijani's public rejection of US negotiations
Iran Conflict 2026: Larijani: Iran will not talk to the US#163 Mar
Mentioned in: Trump: Iran's new leaders struck already
Iran Conflict 2026#102 Mar