"When Iran's foreign minister speaks, negotiates, sends a message, or makes a proposal, that proposal reflects the position of the Islamic Republic of Iran and enjoys domestic consensus," said deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi, rejecting French President Emmanuel Macron's statement that Araghchi didn't enjoy the support of other Islamic Republic bodies.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has departed Tehran for New York where he will attend the UN General Assembly along with President Masoud Pezeshkian, foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei said.
An Iranian foreign ministry official denied to Reuters a report by state-run Nour News claiming that Araghchi would travel to Vienna for talks with his European counterparts, saying instead that he will go to New York, not Europe.
Tehran should move as quickly as possible to develop a nuclear weapon, a member of Iran parliament’s National Security Committee said on Sunday.
“Better to move as quickly as possible toward building a nuclear weapon,” Ahmad Bakhshaish Ardestani told Didban Iran.
