Iran12 November, 20252 min read
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi Holds Phone Talks With Japan’s Toshimitsu Motegi
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Iran and Japan held a telephone discussion between foreign ministers. They addressed regional developments affecting the Middle East and neighboring areas.
Iran-Japan phone talks
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi held phone talks on Thursday about the latest regional and international developments and issues of mutual interest. Araghchi detailed the latest status of diplomatic initiatives and the diplomatic process with the United States during the call, while Motegi explained Japan's views and positions on regional and international developments and issues of mutual interest. The Mehr News Agency report said no further details were immediately released after the phone call.
The Tehran Times report, by contrast, described a separate phone conversation in which Sergey Lavrov and Abbas Araghchi reviewed bilateral relations and pressing regional developments. That Tehran Times account said the ministers also addressed the current status of Iran's nuclear program and its review by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors.
Diplomatic process and nuclear
Araghchi set out Iran's views on the diplomatic process with the United States during the Iran-Japan call, according to the Mehr News Agency account. Motegi explained Japan's views and positions on regional and international developments and issues of mutual interest during the same call, as Mehr News Agency reported. In the Tehran Times account of the Iran-Russia call, Lavrov and Araghchi welcomed recent agreements between Afghanistan and Pakistan aimed at establishing a ceasefire and halting cross-border hostilities.
The Tehran Times report said the ministers described those developments as a positive step toward regional stability. The Tehran Times report also said the ministers addressed the current status of Iran's nuclear program and its review by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors.
Tehran-Moscow security pact
The Tehran Times report said the Iran-Russia phone talks underscored the continued close strategic ties between the two countries, including cooperation in countering shared security threats and intelligence sharing. The Tehran Times account said the two sides agreed that, in the event one faces external aggression, the other will refrain from supporting the aggressor. The Tehran Times report said the pact was signed by Presidents Masoud Pezeshkian and Vladimir Putin in Moscow on January 17, 2025, and officially entered into force on October 2 after ratification by both countries' parliaments.
Under the treaty described by Tehran Times, the two sides pledged to exchange intelligence, strengthen defense coordination, and assist each other in countering shared security threats. The Mehr News Agency report, meanwhile, said Araghchi and Motegi discussed mutual issues of interest, but it released no further details after the Iran-Japan phone call.