Iran's Araghchi Denies Contact With Trump Envoy Witkoff
Are these reports false and if not, who initiated the conversation?
Above: Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi in Geneva, Switzerland, on Feb. 17. Image credit: Valentin Flauraud/AFP/Getty Images
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
Iran's Araghchi initiated conversations with Witkoff about the possible resumption of negotiations but the U.S. are not talking with the Iranians at this stage of the war.
Establishment-critical narrative
It was Witkoff that first got in touch with Araghchi but the Iranians have no interest in responding after the U.S. attacked it during the last round of negotiations.
Pro-Iran narrative
These reports are false. There has been no contact between the Iranian foreign minister and Trump's envoy since the start of the war. These fake reports are simply intended to stabilize the oil markets that have been disrupted by America's illegal war.
