Deputy Chairman of the Principlist 90 Committee in the Iranian parliament, Hossein-Ali Haji Deligani, said MPs are collecting documents to initiate impeachment proceedings against Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to the Didban Iran website. Deligani stated that 'the use of the word negotiation is a code for attack and the renewal of war,' and argued that any agreement harming Iran's sovereignty or transferring authority over 'one centimeter of Iran's waters' is unconstitutional. He added that the US cannot be trusted, and that negotiations are only useful when Iran presents its demands while firing missiles at the enemy.
The statement by Hossein-Ali Haji Deligani, deputy chairman of the hardline Principlist 90 parliamentary committee, signals a new phase of internal opposition to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's diplomatic track with the United States. Hardline factions in Iran have been increasingly critical of the emerging memorandum of understanding with Washington, accusing Araghchi of making excessive concessions. Earlier protests and public condemnations have targeted both Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. The impeachment initiative, if formally launched, would represent a significant challenge to the government's foreign policy direction and could complicate ongoing US-Iran talks. The details of the documents being gathered are not yet specified, and it remains unclear whether the effort has sufficient parliamentary support to proceed.
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