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2025 United States–Iran Negotiations
On April 12, 2025, the United States and Iran began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from President Donald Trump to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The former set a two-month (60 day) deadline for Iran to reach an agreement. After the deadline passed without an agreement, Israel attacked Iran and thereby ignited a full-scale war between the two countries. The first round of high level-meetings was held in Oman on April 12, 2025, led by U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. At the time, both the Iranian Foreign Minister and the White House said that the discussions held were described as being constructive. The second round of Omani-mediated talks took place in Rome on April 19, 2025, again with indirect discussions between Witkoff and Araghchi. This was followed by a third high-level round in Muscat around a week later, and an expert-level meeting to develop a framework for a possible ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbas Araghchi
Sayyid Abbas Araghchi (, ; also spelled Araqchi, born 5 December 1962) is an Iranian diplomat and politician, who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran since August 2024. He previously served as the Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and as Ambassador to Finland and to Japan. Personal life Araghchi was born on December 5, 1962 in Tehran to a prominent Persian carpet merchant family. He has three sisters and three brothers, most of whom are involved in trade and commerce. His grandfather was a carpet trader. His father died when he was 17. His two older brothers hold significant positions, with one being a member of the Board of Directors of the Exporters Union, and the other a member of the Sellers Union. His nephew, Seyed Ahmad Araghchi, served as the Deputy Governor for Foreign Exchange Affairs at the Central Bank of Iran from 2017 to 2018, but was dismissed and arrested by the judiciary following flu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |