Request to Interrogate Araqji.. Accusation of Meeting American Officials Without the Leader's Permission

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A request to interrogate Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has been registered in the electronic system of the parliament, following a series of criticisms directed at the performance of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, primarily the accusation by Tehran MP Amir Hossein Tabatabai against Araghchi of meeting with American officials during his visit to New York without the permission of Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Mohammad Rashidi, a member of the Iranian parliament's presiding board, confirmed that the request to interrogate Araghchi has been registered in the system, but it has not yet been referred to the council's presiding board, meaning that the procedure has not yet entered its next official phase.

Tabatabai had announced the registration of the interrogation request, calling for it to be referred to the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee in parliament to discuss its points in the presence of the foreign minister and the MPs who submitted the request.

Tabatabai placed at the forefront of the interrogation points what he described as making decisions in foreign policy without coordination or obtaining permission from the leader, specifically referring to Araghchi's meeting with American officials during his time in New York.

The interrogation topics included, according to what the deputy announced, accusations against Araqchi of crossing red lines during negotiations, making mistakes in political calculations, as well as criticisms of the management of relations with the United States.

These accusations remain within the topics raised by the deputies who submitted the request for interrogation, and do not represent a final judgment on the performance of the Minister of Foreign Affairs or proof of the accusations, especially since the request has not yet been referred to the Presidency of the Parliament.

The interrogation topics also included the performance of the Iranian Foreign Ministry in the field of economic diplomacy, the method of selecting some ambassadors, as well as accusations of not presenting new initiatives in foreign policy and an excessive focus on negotiations with the United States.

The petitioners believe that the performance of the Foreign Ministry during the recent period was not commensurate, as they put it, with the security and political developments faced by Iran, and they criticized some decisions related to foreign policy and diplomatic representation.

The move by the deputies comes at a time when Iranian foreign policy is witnessing increasing internal debate regarding the nature of dealings with Washington, the course of communications and negotiations, and the limits of powers granted to the Foreign Ministry in managing this file.

In parallel with the file of Araqji, the Iranian parliament is preparing to hold a session to vote on the confidence of the proposed Minister of Defense, Mehrdad Akhlaghi Katibchi.

Iranian President Masoud Bezhakian has submitted the name of Akhlaghi Katibchi to the parliament to take over the Ministry of Defense and support the armed forces, while Mohammad Rashidi announced that the confidence vote session for the proposed minister will be held on October 18, 2026.

Rashidi also indicated that the Minister of Oil still has time to complete the procedures related to his file, while the time available for the Minister of Intelligence is narrowing, amid the ongoing completion of the ministerial formation.

Thus, the file of questioning Araqji comes at a time when the Iranian parliament is facing simultaneous government files, from questioning the Minister of Foreign Affairs about his performance in foreign policy to voting on the new Minister of Defense and completing the establishment of several other ministries.