Abbas Araghchi

Expert-level Iran-US talks rescheduled for Saturday

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, announced on Tuesday that expert-level technical talks with U.S. counterparts, initially set for Wednesday in Oman, have been postponed to Saturday. "Following Oman's suggestion and with mutual agreement between the Iranian and U.S. delegations, the expert-level meeting—originally planned for Wednesday as part of the ongoing indirect negotiations—will now take place on Saturday," Baghaei told reporters, according to a ministry statement...

September 18, 2024 9:46 AM

Iran blames Israel for pager explosions; US denies involvement

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a telephonic conversation with his Lebanon counterpart Abdallah Bou Habib on Tuesday. During the phone-call, he blamed Israel for a series of pager explosions in Lebanon, labelling it "Israeli terrorism. On the other hand, the United States has said that it was "not involved" and "not aware in advance" about the series of pager explosions that took place in Lebanon. While addressing a press briefing on Tuesday, US State Department spokesperson Matthe...