Abbas Araqchi

Abbas Araqchi

Iranian demonstrators gather in a street during a protest over the collapse of the currency's value, in Tehran, Iran, January 8, 2026. Photo: Stringer/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Iran minister says 'there is no plan for hanging' when asked about protests

According to the Norway-based Iran Human Rights Society, hangings are common in Iranian prisons

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrives to Lebanon to meet with Lebanese officials, at Beirut international airport, Lebanon, June 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File photo

Iranian official denies reported meeting with European officials

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, July 8, 2025. Photo: Saudi Press Agency/Handout via REUTERS

Saudi crown prince meets Iranian foreign minister in Jeddah

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi arrives to Lebanon to meet with Lebanese officials, at Beirut international airport, Lebanon, June 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir/File photo

US bombing 'seriously damaged' Iran's Fordow nuclear site: Iran FM

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a press conference following a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, Russia, April 18, 2025. Photo: Tatyana Makeyeva/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Iran will not back down from nuclear rights: Foreign minister

Rescuers search for survivors in a damaged building after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muridke near Lahore, Pakistan, May 7, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Mohsin Raza/File Photo

Iran's foreign minister repeats call for restraint in India-Pakistan standoff

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, leaves a meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), in Vienna, Austria, June 12, 2021. Photo: REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File photo

Iran's new president picks pragmatist as top diplomat in proposed cabinet