Rania R.a. Abushamala
02 November 2026•Update: 02 November 2026
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday that Tehran is engaged in intensive diplomatic contacts through Qatari and Pakistani mediators, involving dozens of telephone calls and “intensive shuttle diplomacy.”
Speaking to Iran’s state news agency IRNA at the conclusion of a visit to Turkmenistan, Araghchi said Tehran had presented a clear plan and conditions for a diplomatic resolution, leaving the next step to Washington.
“We have announced our specific conditions and presented our formulated plan; now everything depends on how much political rationality prevails on the American side and whether there is a will to take the wise path of diplomacy or, as in previous instances, to drag the situation toward aggression and military operations,” he said.
Araghchi said Iran was prepared for both diplomatic and military scenarios “more than ever before,” warning that any renewed military action or deception would draw a response “far harsher and more regretful than before.”
He stressed that Tehran would not bow to coercion.
The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the full resumption of negotiations depend on the unconditional acceptance of Iran’s “rightful conditions,” he added.
On his visit to Turkmenistan, Araghchi described strengthening relations with neighboring countries as an “unchanging priority” of Iranian foreign policy.
He said the trip focused on advancing major bilateral projects in energy, transit and economic cooperation, following agreements reached by the two countries’ presidents on the sidelines of the Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Awaza.
Asked about a visit to Beijing by Ali Bagheri Kani, deputy secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, Araghchi described the consultations as part of Tehran’s continuing strategic and security engagement with key partners on regional peace and stability.
The latest diplomatic exchanges come amid continued tensions between Tehran and Washington over the US naval blockade and security in the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global energy shipments.
