📰 3 sources 5 articles · 21 Oct 2026, 13:29 → 1 hour ago

Araghchi: Iran is ready for diplomacy but will defend itself

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's remarks to the Financial Times addressed Iran's position on the diplomatic track with the United States: he affirmed Iran's readiness for diplomacy while insisting on its right to defend itself, said there is no reason to expect progress now because of the absence of American desire to reach an understanding, and indicated that diplomacy could be given another chance if a sincere American desire emerged.

📍 Where things stand: Araghchi's remarks keep the diplomatic track open but conditional on evidence of a sincere American desire, with no indication of progress at present.

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21 Oct 2026, 13:29 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in remarks to the Financial Times that Iran is ready for the diplomatic path but will at the same time defend itself.
21 Oct 2026, 13:31 The Financial Times quoted Araghchi as saying there is no reason to expect progress now, noting that the United States has not shown a desire to reach an understanding.
21 Oct 2026, 20:33 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is ready to give diplomacy another chance if it sees strong evidence of a sincere American desire to build confidence.

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CNN Arabic 21:10

Iran's Foreign Minister: We are ready to give diplomacy a chance if we see a sincere US desire

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran is ready to give diplomacy another chance if it sees a sincere US desire to reach a fair solution, warning that if Washington choo…

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Araghchi: Iran ready to give diplomacy another chance if it sees sincere American willingness

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran is ready to give diplomacy another chance if it sees strong evidence of a sincere American desire to build trust.

IMLebanon 20:31

Araghchi: Iran ready to give diplomacy another chance if evidence of sincere US desire emerges

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi affirmed that Iran is ready to give diplomacy another chance if it sees strong evidence of a sincere American desire to build trust and reac…

lebanon debate 13:31

Araghchi to Financial Times: No reason to expect progress now; America has not shown a desire to reach an understanding

The Financial Times quoted Araghchi as saying there is no reason to expect progress now, noting that America has not shown a desire to reach an understanding.

lebanon debate 13:29

Araghchi to Financial Times: We are ready for diplomacy but we will defend ourselves

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in remarks to the Financial Times that Iran is ready for diplomacy but will at the same time defend itself, according to media reports.