Abbas Araghchi
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Sayyid Abbas Araghchi is an Iranian diplomat and politician, who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran since August 2024. Previously he was the MFA spokesperson, and ambassador to Finland and Japan.[1]
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Education
Abbas Araghchi earned his Bachelor's degree in International Relations from the School of International Relations, affiliated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He then obtained a Master's degree in Political Science from Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch. Additionally, Araghchi holds a Doctorate in Political Thought from the University of Kent.
Career
Araghchi entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran in 1989. In early 1990s, he served as chargé d'affaires of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Organisation of Islamic Conference, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Prior to becoming Ambassador, Araghchi served as Director General of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS). From 2004 to 2005, he was chancellor of School of International Relations.
He served as ambassador to Finland (1999–2003) and Japan (2007–2011).
He served as a former political deputy at the foreign ministry from 2017 to 2021. He previously held office as the Deputy for Asia–Pacific and the Commonwealth Affairs and Legal and International Affairs of the foreign ministry. He served as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator in talks with the P5+1, in Hassan Rouhani's government.[2]
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Abbas Araghchi was nominated by newly-inaugurated President Masoud Pezeshkian as his foreign minister on 11 August 2024 and eventually became Minister of Foreign Affairs following a vote of confidence by the Islamic Consultative Assembly on 21 August.
Araghchi has expressed support to the Axis of Resistance.
Conflict with Israel
On 1 October 2024, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke about Iran's bombing of Israel:[3]
- "Earlier this evening, we exercised self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter, targeting solely military and security sites in charge of genocide in Gaza and Lebanon.
- "We did so after exercising tremendous restraint for almost two months, to give room for a ceasefire in Gaza.
- "Our action is concluded unless the Israeli regime decides to invite further retaliation. In that scenario, our response will be stronger and more powerful.
Warning to US
Araghichi warned the United States against intervening following Iran’s missile strikes on Israel:
References
- ↑ "Iran’s hard-line parliament approves all members of president’s Cabinet, first time since 2001"
- ↑ "Iran’s FM, nuclear chief, DM receive medals for role in nuclear deal"
- ↑ "Risk of long-feared regional war rises as Israel and Iran swap threats"
- ↑ "Earlier this evening, we exercised self-defence under Article 51 of the UN Charter, targeting solely military and security sites in charge of genocide in Gaza and Lebanon"
- ↑ "Iran tells US not to get involved after its attack on Israel"
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