As part of ongoing consultations between the Islamic Consultative Assembly (Parliament) and the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the country’s foreign policy and national security issues, a meeting was held on Monday afternoon between Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and the Tehran Province parliamentary delegation. During the meeting, the foreign minister outlined the latest regional and international developments and provided a report on the key measures and initiatives undertaken by the diplomatic apparatus to safeguard the country’s national interests. Araghchi stressed that, while pursuing Iran’s national rights and interests at the international level, the diplomatic apparatus is seriously pursuing the use of diplomatic capabilities to safeguard national interests. The foreign minister also outlined the country’s foreign policy priorities, emphasizing the importance of developing relations with neighboring and regional countries, expanding economic cooperation with various countries, leveraging economic diplomacy to neutralize sanctions, and strengthening public and media diplomacy to explain the positions and views of the Islamic Republic of Iran. During the meeting, Tehran Province MPs presented their views and concerns on various foreign policy issues and raised questions regarding certain foreign policy matters, which the foreign minister answered. Members of the Tehran Province parliamentary delegation highlighted the need to preserve national unity and cohesion and support the diplomatic apparatus’s efforts to safeguard national interests. They also stressed the importance of synergy among the branches of government and mobilizing all national capacities to counter threats and advance the objectives of the Islamic Republic of Iran.