Middle East Live: Dozens protest peace deal outside Iran foreign ministry

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An Iranian woman holds an image of the former and current Iranian supreme leaders in Tehran
An Iranian woman holds an image of the former and current Iranian supreme leaders in Tehran © ATTA KENARE, AFP

Dozens protested Saturday outside a foreign ministry office in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad, chanting slogans against top diplomat Abbas Araghchi after a televised interview in which he discussed signing a peace deal with the US. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Dozens protest peace deal outside Iran foreign ministry: media

Dozens protested Saturday outside a foreign ministry office in Iran‘s northeastern city of Mashhad, chanting slogans against top diplomat Abbas Araghchi after a televised interview in which he discussed signing a peace deal with the US. 

In a video shared by Fars news agency, women in black chadors chanted “death to dishonourable Araghchi, the infiltrator” in front of the building, while waving red and black flags.

The protest comes as the peace deal touted by US President Donald Trump and mediator Pakistan faces opposition from hardline Iranian figures.

  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that upon finalisation, a draft deal with the US would be signed “remotely”, which could happen “in the coming days.”
  • French foreign ​minister Jean-Noël Barrot has called ​on the US and Iran to seize the opportunity to end ​a ‌situation that is ⁠unsustainable and sign an initial peace ‌deal.
  • The United Arab Emirates has agreed to unlock billions of dollars for Iran, four sources told Reuters, in a tactical shift after weeks of Iranian attacks on the wealthy Gulf Arab state during the US-Israeli war with the Islamic Republic.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)



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