'Have You Ever Negotiated Fearing Death?': Iran FM Recalls Asking Trump Envoy During US Talks

Iranian FM: I narrowly escaped Israeli assassination strike

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi recounts how he survived the opening strikes of the war, says Tehran seeking to drive a wedge between US and Israel.

Might be last call to family: Iranian FM Araghchi recalls talks with Trump envoy - The Tribune

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi revealed that US and Israeli threats created a perilous environment during peace talks, though Tehran refused to back down. This disclosure follows a shattered ceasefire, marked by a ninth day of US airstrikes in Iran and retaliatory IRGC attacks on US bases in Syria and Kuwait.

Have You Ever Negotiated Fearing Death: Iran FM on US Talks

According to US Central Command, the most recent operations targeted Iranian air defence installations and coastal surveillance sites linked to previous strikes on Western forces and commercial vessels.

'Have you ever negotiated fearing death?': Iran FM recalls asking Trump envoy during US talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi revealed he confronted US envoy Steve Witkoff over negotiating under constant bombardment threats, declaring, "Iran is not Venezuela." Despite recent US airstrikes, collapsing ceasefires, and intense domestic backlash against him as a "compromiser," Araghchi maintained that Tehran refused to back down under military coercion.

Have you ever negotiated fearing death? Iran minister recalls asking US envoy

Abbas Araghchi said he asked Steve Witkoff if he had ever negotiated under the threat of being bombed. His remarks came as US-Iran strikes resumed and criticism of diplomacy mounted in Tehran.

US-Israel-Iran War Live News: ‘We Would Be Bombed’ – Iran’s Abbas Araghchi Claims Negotiators Feared Airstrikes During US Nuclear Talks

US-Israel-Iran War Live News: As fighting between the United States and Iran continues to intensify, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has offered a rare account of what he says happened behind closed doors during nuclear negotiations with Washington. Speaking in an interview on Monday, Araghchi claimed Iranian officials entered every round of talks believing they could be killed if military strikes hit at any moment. His remarks come as th…