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Abbas Araghchi

Iran's Foreign Minister and former JCPOA negotiator; Tehran's fractured civilian voice in the 2026 war.

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#10015 May

Confirmed Iran guiding Indian vessels and disclosed 13-ship queue to Jaishankar

Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi tells Jaishankar Iran guides Indian ships
#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

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
#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
#9511 May
#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
#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
#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
#8328 Apr

Ran 72-hour shuttle through Islamabad twice, Muscat, and St Petersburg

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran defers nuclear talks past ceasefire
#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
#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 Sultan Haitham bin Tariq in Muscat on 26 April to negotiate Hormuz toll protocol

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran-Oman draft toll outside US reach
#8025 Apr
#7722 Apr

Sidelined as civilian moderate while IRGC took operational control

Iran Conflict 2026: Vahidi's IRGC writes the diplomatic track
#7621 Apr

Called the blockade an act of war and a violation of the ceasefire

Iran Conflict 2026: Three Iranian principals, three incompatible lines
#7217 Apr

Announced Hormuz open at 05:00 GMT on 17 April

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz opens then closes in 24 hours
#7217 Apr
#7417 Apr
Negotiated withSOStrait of Hormuz
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
#7216 Apr
declared hormuz open
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#7015 Apr

Confirmed Iran cannot enrich at any surviving facility due to strike damage

Iran Conflict 2026: Enrichment talks haggle over ruined kit
#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
#7212 Apr
Reported onFFordow
confirmed fordow strike damage prevents enrichment
Iran Conflict 2026 · source event
#6511 Apr
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#5129 Mar
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#4522 Mar

Articulated selective blockade policy

Iran Conflict 2026: Hormuz open to friends, shut to enemies
#4420 Mar

Faced expulsion of five Iranian diplomats from Saudi Arabia

Iran Conflict 2026: Riyadh expels five Iranian diplomats
#4419 Mar
#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

Lost Larijani, last senior negotiating figure, to Israeli strike

Iran Conflict 2026: Israel kills Larijani, last negotiator
#4015 Mar

Softened stance from ceasefire refusal to 'war must end'

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran FM shifts: this war must end
#3715 Mar
#3614 Mar

Represented Iran during 48th attack wave on Gulf targets

Iran Conflict 2026: IRGC's 48th wave: three per day
#297 Mar

Accused US of war crime over Qeshm desalination plant strike

Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi: US struck Iran's water supply
#257 Mar

Responded to Trump's 'Make Iran Great Again' framing shift

Iran Conflict 2026: Trump says 'Make Iran Great Again'
#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

Phoned Qatar PM in first FM-level contact since war began

Iran Conflict 2026: Araghchi phones Qatar PM between salvos
#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

Backed Larijani's public rejection of US negotiations

Iran Conflict 2026: Larijani: Iran will not talk to the US
#184 Mar
#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
#102 Mar

Told Al Jazeera Supreme Leader succession imminent but stalled

Iran Conflict 2026: Iran succession stalls; seat stays empty