Seyed Abbas Araghchi ( fa, سید عباس عراقچی, ; born 5 December 1962 in

Tehran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...

) is an Iranian

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who is the former political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran from 2017 to 2021. He previously held office as the Deputy for Asia–Pacific and the Commonwealth Affairs and Legal and International Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran. He served as Iran's chief nuclear negotiator in talks with the P5+1, in

Hassan Rouhani Hassan Rouhani ( fa, حسن روحانی, Standard Persian pronunciation: ; born Hassan Fereydoun ( fa, حسن فریدون, links=no); 12 November 1948) is an Iranian politician who served as the seventh president of Iran from 2013 to 2021. ...

's government. Araghchi entered the Foreign Ministry in 1989. In early 1990s, he served as

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of the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the

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, based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He served as ambassador to

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(1999-2003) and Japan (2007–2011). Prior to becoming Ambassador, Araghchi served as Director General of the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS). From 2004 to 2005, he was chancellor of

School of International Relations The School of International Relations (or SIR) ( fa, دانشکده روابط بین‌الملل وزارت امور خارجه) is an institute of higher education in Iran. The school trains an international student body, and is run by the Ira ...

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1960 births Living people People from Tehran Iranian diplomats Alumni of the University of Kent Ambassadors of Iran to Japan Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch alumni Spokespersons for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps personnel of the Iran–Iraq War {{iran-diplomat-stub