Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed Wednesday evening that foreign diplomats posted in Tehran expressed admiration for Iran's 'heroic endurance' during the recent war. Araghchi stated that during a meeting with ambassadors and senior diplomats, he reviewed developments stemming from the war against Iran and then held personal talks. He said the diplomats praised the 'resistance, honor and splendor' shown by the Iranian people in what he termed an 'unequal war,' and noted the ambassadors of Brazil and Uruguay gifted him their national football team jerseys as a symbolic gesture of friendship.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi claimed in a statement late Wednesday that foreign diplomats in Tehran praised Iran's 'heroic endurance' during the recent war, according to an Iranian-affiliated channel tracked by The Zioneer. Araghchi said he met with ambassadors and senior diplomats, reviewed developments from the war against Iran, and held personal conversations. He asserted that diplomats praised 'the resistance, honor, and splendor' shown by the Iranian people in what he termed an 'unequal war,' and noted that the ambassadors of Brazil and Uruguay gave him national football team jerseys as a symbolic gesture of friendship.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Wednesday, Araghchi made similar claims about foreign praise for Iran's stance, and separately discussed the US-Iran memorandum of understanding with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov while urging a halt to Israeli strikes on Lebanon. The foreign minister has been engaged in a sustained diplomatic push since the outbreak of hostilities, including phone calls with his Turkish, Saudi, Qatari, French, and Pakistani counterparts. The statements appear to continue Tehran's public posture of framing its role in the conflict with terms of resistance and victimhood. The claims from Araghchi remain unverified by independent sources.
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