Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi spoke by phone with senior Hamas official Basem Naim on Wednesday and pledged that the Iranian team would raise the Palestinian issue in negotiations with the United States, the Iranian state news agency Tasnim reported.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi pledged to senior Hamas official Basem Naim in a phone call Wednesday morning that Tehran will raise the Palestinian issue in its ongoing negotiations with the United States, according to the Iranian state news agency Tasnim. The report was published at 10:31 Jerusalem time. The call marks the latest in a series of contacts between the two sides as Iran prepares for direct talks with Washington, which Iranian state media have signaled are imminent.
This latest commitment follows a sequence of public statements by Araghchi. In the earliest published call on Wednesday, at approximately 10:10 Jerusalem time, Araghchi told Naim that Iran is raising what he termed 'the ongoing aggression of the occupiers against Gaza, continued violations, and ongoing acts of annihilation' at international forums and in talks with mediators and the US. That initial report was published in earlier editions of The Zioneer. A subsequent account, also from the same desk cycle at 23:08 Jerusalem, had Araghchi confirming that these allegations were being raised in all talks, including with the American side. The new pledge—to specifically raise the Palestinian issue in US talks—tightens the Iranian public positioning as the diplomatic track advances. All accounts rely solely on Tasnim, the Iranian state outlet, and have no independent corroboration from Israeli or US sources.
The broader context includes Iran's ongoing nuclear and regional deal negotiations with the Trump administration. As The Zioneer reported on June 11, Iranian state media signaled a high likelihood of a deal, and President Trump spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu that evening. A June 16 bulletin noted the signing of a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding and a subsequent Israeli security cabinet meeting. Iran has also promised Hamas support for the Gaza ceasefire, as reported in the initial thread entry.
It remains unverified whether the Iranian diplomatic team has actually raised the Palestinian issue in formal negotiations with the US, and what the US response has been. The specific content and timing of the US-Iran talks themselves have not been detailed by official or Israeli sources.
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