Tehran, Aug.28 – Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Foreign Minister of the 14th administration, has pursued an active and dynamic diplomatic approach over the past year despite the severe conditions resulting from war. His approach has been consistent with the government’s broader policy of national consensus. From regional visits to Pakistan, Oman, Russia, Türkiye, India, Qatar, Iraq, Azerbaijan, Armenia and other countries, under the slogan “Our neighbours are our priority,” to telephone and face-to-face talks with European and Arab counterparts, Araghchi has demonstrated that managing foreign policy under conditions of war and sanctions requires “strategic rationality,” while keeping “the doors of diplomacy open.”
His emphasis that “our neighbours are a priority” and his explicit opposition to any negotiations conducted under pressure or threats reflect an approach that is principled while also pragmatic. IRNA, on the occasion of Government Week, is reviewing Araghchi’s record as one of the notable achievements of the 14th administration.
From Threats to Resistance: A Year of Araghchi’s Crisis Diplomacy
Seyed Abbas Araghchi assumed leadership of the Foreign Ministry at a time when the region was facing an all-out war and what Iran describes as crimes by the Israeli regime against Lebanon and Gaza, followed by aggression against Iran with US backing.
Over the past year, during which Iran witnessed two instances of what it describes as illegal aggression by the Israeli regime and the US military, including the imposed 12-day war and the Ramadan war in the midst of nuclear negotiations, as well as the return of UN Security Council sanctions under the so-called snapback mechanism, Araghchi has relied on the “principle of resistance” and the “need to avoid using the language of force against the Iranian people” to clearly define the red lines of Iran’s foreign policy.
From condemning attacks on nuclear facilities as a “violation of the red line” and warning about the consequences of any “reckless” action, to declaring Iran’s full readiness to “defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity,” Araghchi has demonstrated an assertive diplomatic approach while keeping the doors open to dialogue.
In his latest position, referring to the fact that “security in the Strait of Hormuz is not possible without an end to US aggression,” Araghchi has demonstrated that the foreign policy of the 14th administration combines “authority” and “resistance” with “rationality.” (Namibia Daily News/ IRNA)
