# Iran keeps pursuing diplomacy and stays in touch with mediators, foreign minister says

https://mins.news/en/item/119562

- TASS, 2026-10-28 17:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2209731

> Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was continuing to give diplomacy a chance while its armed forces were fully prepared to defend the country. He said Iran remained in close contact with intermediaries to discuss implementing its seven-day plan in less than a week.

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