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Israel’s war on Iran is a ‘betrayal of diplomacy,’ says FM Araghchi

Addressing the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi said: “We were attacked in the middle of an ongoing diplomatic process. We were supposed to meet Americans on June 15 to craft a very promising agreement for a peaceful resolution of the issues fabricated over our peaceful nuclear program.”

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Friday, June 20, 2025

TEHRAN: Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has told the UN Human Rights Council that Israel’s attacks on nuclear facilities in Iran are “grave war crimes”.

“We were attacked in the middle of an ongoing diplomatic process. We were supposed to meet Americans on June 15 to craft a very promising agreement for a peaceful resolution of the issues fabricated over our peaceful nuclear program,” he said.

“It was a betrayal of diplomacy and an unprecedented blow to the foundation of international law and the UN system,” he said.

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