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Diplomacy is not an option after US strikes on Iran, Iran’s top diplomat says

By AP 22 June 2025, 12:49 pm 3 Edit
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a press conference at on the sideline of the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul on June 22, 2025. (Ozan Kose/AFP)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a press conference at on the sideline of the 51st session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul on June 22, 2025. (Ozan Kose/AFP)

Iran’s foreign minister says diplomacy is not an option after a US strike on its nuclear facilities. Abbas Araghchi is speaking in Istanbul to journalists.

He says while the “door to diplomacy” should always be open, “this is not the case right now.”

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