Parliamentary Interrogation of Araghchi on Charges of 'Crossing Red Lines'

Tehran – Agencies: A request to summon Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been registered in the parliamentary electronic system, following a series of criticisms directed at the performance of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Foremost among these was an accusation by Tehran MP Amirhossein Thabeti, who alleged that Araghchi met with U.S. officials during his visit to New York without the permission of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. Mohammad Rashidi, a member of the Iranian Parliament’s presidium, confirmed that the summons request had been registered in the system but had not yet been referred to the presidium, meaning the procedure had not yet entered its next official stage. Thabeti had previously announced the registration of the summons request, calling for it to be referred to the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee for discussion of its points, in the presence of the Foreign Minister and the MPs who submitted the request. Thabeti listed, as a primary point of the summons, what he described as decisions taken in foreign policy without coordination or approval from the Supreme Leader, specifically citing Araghchi’s meeting with U.S. officials while he was in New York. According to the MP, the summons also included accusations that Araghchi had crossed red lines during negotiations, made errors in political calculations, and faced criticism over his management of the file concerning relations with the United States. In parallel with the Araghchi file, the Iranian Parliament is preparing to hold a session to vote on confidence in the proposed Minister of Defense, Mehrdad Akhlaghi Ketabchi.