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Iran’s president nominates former nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi as foreign minister
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Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a press briefing in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, July 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Abbas Araghchi is nominated on Sunday as Iran’s foreign minister by President Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s parliament speaker announces live on the Student News Network.
Araghchi is a seasoned diplomat who was chief negotiator in nuclear talks between Tehran and world powers from 2013 to 2021.
He has served as Iran’s ambassador to Turkey and Japan, and held the role of deputy foreign minister for Asia-Pacific for two years before becoming spokesperson of the ministry in 2013 for a short period.
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