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Iraqi and Iranian foreign ministers meet on OIC sidelines in Baghdad
October 18, 2026 at 02:58 PM
Iraqi and Iranian foreign ministers met on the sidelines of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation's 52nd foreign ministers' council session in Baghdad.
- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi in Baghdad on the sidelines of the OIC's 52nd foreign ministers' council session.
- Araghchi told Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi that Washington obstructed diplomatic paths and contributed to destabilizing the region and disrupting commercial maritime security.
- Araghchi and al-Zaidi discussed bilateral relations, the Saudi-Yemeni conflict, and ways to end the naval blockade imposed on Yemen.
- Araghchi said Iran remains committed to diplomacy and called for activating the OIC's role on the Palestinian cause.