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Iranian parliament moves to question foreign minister over Witkoff meeting
October 6, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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A request has been filed in Iran's parliament to question Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi over his New York meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff.
- Iranian lawmakers have filed a request to question Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, parliament presidium member Mohammad Rashidi said.
- The request follows Araghchi's meeting with US envoy Steve Witkoff in New York on the sidelines of UN General Assembly sessions, held without prior coordination.
- Rashidi said the request was registered but has not yet been referred to the parliament's presidium.
- Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei said Iranian conditions were to be communicated to mediators, not directly to the Americans.

