Iran is not currently engaged in direct negotiations with the United States, while messages between the two sides are being exchanged through intermediaries, Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday.

Iran and Oman are "very close" to reaching an accord on a new shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

Iran has launched a sharp attack on the new Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey, with Iranian lawmakers dismissing the pact as a mere “paper agreement.” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also issued a cryptic message calling for Muslim countries to unite and rely on themselves,

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran will not return to negotiations until Washington fulfils its commitments, as a separate Iran-Oman agreement on the Strait of Hormuz nears completion.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there are currently no negotiations taking place with the United States, adding that while mediators continue efforts to revive talks, Tehran maintains that negotiations cannot resume until Washington addresses all violations of the… pic.twitter.com/PkCY3MyeYL

On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi pushed back against President Donald Trump’s plan to impose a 20% fee on cargo moving through the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that Tehran—not Washington—is the rightful guardian of the strategic waterway.

Speaking in an interview with Iranian documentary filmmaker Javad Mogouyi, released on July 19, Araghchi described the chaotic early days of the war, Iran's contingency plans for protecting its leadership,

Iran's foreign minister warned Britain that allowing US strikes from its bases is aggression. He stated this action grants Iran the right to self-defense under international law. British Prime Minister Andy Burnham approved continued US military base access for operations.

On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the Donald Trump administration of breaching the memorandum of understanding after the U.S. imposed fresh sanctions. Araghchi Says US Broke Agreement With New Sanctions Araghchi pushed back against Washington’s latest actions in a post on X,

India, July 20 -- As fighting between the United States and Iran continues to intensify, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has offered a rare account of what he says happened behind closed doors during nuclear negotiations with Washington. Speaking in ...

Iran may benefit from prolonging negotiations, using time and pressure to push the US for greater concessions, analyst says.