Tehran Activates Regional Diplomacy: Intensive Araghchi Calls, Affirms Ending War Through Negotiation

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi initiated a broad diplomatic move today, Friday (May 1, 2026), encompassing telephone calls with the foreign ministers of six regional countries: Turkey, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, and Azerbaijan. A statement from Iran's Foreign Ministry said Araghchi briefed his counterparts on Iran's stance regarding the current escalation, affirming that "the aggression waged by America and Israel is behind the state of instability plaguing the region." The statement pointed to Tehran entering a new phase of talks mediated by Pakistan, expressing its readiness to pursue diplomacy "in complete good faith" provided Washington retreats from its language of threats. Regional fears are mounting over the war's repercussions on oil supplies and vital Gulf shipping lanes.