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Hardline MPs File Motion to Impeach Iran FM Abbas Araghchi

By Drooid · Oct 7, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC · How we work

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Hardline MPs filed a motion to impeach Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
The motion targets Araghchi’s September 22 meeting with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in New York.
MP Amirhossein Sabeti of the Paydari Front leads the impeachment drive.
Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says the meeting had prior approval and conveyed Iran’s conditions.
President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal, prompting some MPs to warn impeachment signals wartime weakness.

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Hardline MPs filed a motion to impeach Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
The motion targets Araghchi’s September 22 meeting with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff in New York.
MP Amirhossein Sabeti of the Paydari Front leads the impeachment drive.
Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei says the meeting had prior approval and conveyed Iran’s conditions.
President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s proposal, prompting some MPs to warn impeachment signals wartime weakness.