
Abbas Araghchi Leads Diplomatic Delegation to Iraq for Talks on June 28
Key Takeaways
- Abbas Araghchi will travel to Iraq on Sunday, June 28, 2026, leading a delegation.
- He will hold talks with Iraqi officials on bilateral ties and regional developments.
- The visit aims to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Iran and Iraq.
Araghchi heads to Iraq
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baghaei announced that Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi will travel to Iraq on Sunday leading a diplomatic delegation.
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Baghaei said Araghchi will hold talks with senior Iraqi officials on bilateral relations as well as regional and international developments, and will conduct consultations on these issues.

Mehr News Agency also said Araghchi will visit neighboring Iraq on Sunday, with the announcement coming from Baghaei on Saturday night.
The visit is described as an official trip scheduled to begin on Sunday, June 28, 2026, with a high-level diplomatic delegation.
Meetings and consultations
The Iranian Foreign Ministry said Araghchi will discuss and consult with senior Iraqi officials about bilateral relations and regional and international developments during the visit.
NINA reported that the Iranian Foreign Minister will visit Baghdad tomorrow, stating that Abbas Araghchi will travel to Iraq at the head of a high-level diplomatic delegation.

شبكة رؤية الإخبارية said the visit comes as part of strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries and that Bagheri would hold a series of meetings and talks with senior Iraqi officials.
شبكة رؤية الإخبارية added that Araghchi spoke by phone with his Venezuelan counterpart, Iván Gil Pinto, discussing the consequences of the severe earthquake that recently struck Venezuela.
Diplomatic agenda and wider context
The Iranian Foreign Ministry framing of the trip centers on bilateral relations and consultations on regional and international developments, with Baghaei describing the agenda as talks with senior Iraqi officials.
“The Iranian Foreign Minister will visit Baghdad tomorrow”
Mehr News Agency similarly stated that during the visit, Araghchi will discuss and consult with senior Iraqi officials about bilateral relations and regional and international developments.
In a separate Iraqi domestic note carried alongside the Iran-Iraq item, NINA said the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency took stringent legal action against parties to a clash between people of different foreign nationalities in the holy province of Karbala.
NINA also reported that the West Qurna 2 Field Operations Authority in Basra Province announced today, Wednesday, the complete halt of pumping operations by 100 percent, with oil production reduced by half due to ongoing exceptional circumstances in the area.
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