Iran foreign minister says diplomacy works alongside armed forces
Iran’s foreign minister said on Monday that Tehran remained committed to diplomacy while standing alongside its armed forces, stressing that the two tracks were not in conflict.
“We are in the same trench as the armed forces,” Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said at a ceremony in Tehran, according to state media.
He said Iran had never abandoned diplomacy and was always ready for talks “on equal footing and with mutual respect,” adding that “diplomacy is not compatible with threats, intimidation or pressure.”
