Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with the Taliban's foreign minister today, according to Israeli media reports. The content of the discussions has not been disclosed.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with the Taliban's foreign minister today, according to Israeli media reports. The location of the meeting and the topics discussed were not disclosed. The meeting is the latest in a series of regional diplomatic engagements by Araghchi, who this past week also met with Pakistan's Interior Minister in Tehran (The Zioneer, June 20) and held talks with the Swiss foreign minister (June 21). Araghchi has also spoken with his Russian, Qatari, and French counterparts over the past month, and visited Iraq and Lebanon.
The precise nature of Iran's relationship with the Taliban — which has governed Afghanistan since August 2021 — is complex, with both shared interests and sectarian tensions. Tehran has maintained diplomatic and economic ties with the Taliban government while also hosting Afghan refugees. No further details about today's meeting were available.
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