Iran committed to regional diplomacy; neighbors our 'top priority': FM Araghchi
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has reaffirmed Iran’s commitment to regional diplomacy, emphasizing that neighboring countries remain a top priority for the Islamic Republic.
“Our neighbors are our priority,” the top diplomat wrote in a post on X on Sunday.
He also stated that he had met with his Omani counterpart, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, in the Omani capital Muscat earlier to discuss key bilateral and regional issues.
“Our commitment is to diplomacy in defense of peace and stability, and I am always delighted to engage with my Omani counterpart in pursuit of these aims,” he wrote.
The comments were made as Iran is further enriching its relations with its neighbors in the West Asia region, including Oman, with which the Islamic Republic has long enjoyed close ties, focusing on engaging in diplomatic efforts to de-escalate regional tensions among other things.
Araghchi’s Muscat visit came amid heightened regional tensions stirred up by the Israeli regime’s United States-backed genocidal atrocities in the Gaza Strip and escalated deadly aggression elsewhere throughout the region, including Syria and Lebanon.
It also coincided with the US’s increased military buildup and deadly violence targeting Yemen that has so far claimed the lives of close to 20 civilians.
Iran has been vocal in condemning both, urging stronger collective action from the regional Muslim nations to counter bellicose Israeli and American policies.
The Muscat visit, Araghchi added in his post, was a follow-up to discussions held during a recent Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Jeddah.
The extraordinary meeting took place earlier this month on the Islamic Republic’s initiative to address US President Donald Trump’s earlier remarks, during which he had said Washington sought to “own” the Gaza Strip and force its two-million-plus Palestinian population out.
At the session, Iran’s delegation, which was being led by the foreign minister, strongly denounced the Israeli regime’s ongoing genocidal atrocities, and Washington’s outright support for the aggression.
Araghchi also reiterated Iran’s rejection of the so-called “two-state solution” as a supposed means to secure Palestinian rights, emphasizing during the summit that the Islamic Republic’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause of liberation from US-backed Israeli occupation and aggression remained steadfast under all circumstances.
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Iran committed to regional diplomacy; neighbors our 'top priority': FM Araghchi
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