Iran President Wants To Sack Foreign Minister Amid US Talks? What Report Said

The stalemate in peace talks with the United States seems to have fuelled tensions within the Iranian leadership, with President Masoud Pezeshkian and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf reportedly seeking the removal of Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. According to a report by Iran International, the two leaders have accused Araghchi of bypassing the presidency to follow directives from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on nuclear talks with Washington. 

Citing sources, the UK-based media outlet reported that Pezeshkian and Ghalibaf believe Araghchi has sidelined them over the past two weeks, acting less as a cabinet minister tasked with implementing government policy but more as an aide to IRGC Commander Ahmad Vahidi.