‘A guiding light’: FM Araghchi honors legacy of martyred former top diplomat Kharrazi

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has condoled the martyrdom of Kamal Kharrazi, head of the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations and a former top diplomat, in enemy strikes.

Araghchi issued a message on Friday, a day after Kharrazi succumbed to the injuries he sustained in terrorist US-Israeli strikes.

Araghchi described Kharrazi as an “educated scientist, prominent diplomat, and an indelible face in the field of foreign policy.”

“The absence of such a personality is not just the loss of a person, but the reticence of part of the reason, experience and sound of Iran’s diplomacy in the international arena,” he added.

Araghchi also said Kharrazi spent his life on the difficult and challenging path of foreign policy, while demonstrating honesty, patience, prudence and honor.

‘Tireless soldier of diplomacy’: Top Iranian officials mourn martyrdom of Kamal Kharrazi

Iran’s highest-ranking officials have issued profound messages of condolence following the martyrdom of veteran diplomat Kamal Kharrazi.

During his tenure in the Foreign Ministry and the Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Kharrazi represented rationality, contemplation, and adherence to national interests, he noted.

Kharrazi’s “name is intertwined with the dignity of Iran’s diplomacy, firm logic vis-à-vis the world, and solemn defense of the nation’s independence,” Araghchi said.

“Undoubtedly, his efforts, as well as diplomatic and intellectual heritage, will not be forgotten and will remain like a guiding light for the future direction of the country’s foreign policy.”

The criminal US-Israeli aggression on Iran began on February 28 with airstrikes that assassinated senior Iranian officials and commanders.

Iranian armed forces responded by launching almost daily missile and drone operations targeting locations in the Israeli-occupied territories as well as US military bases and assets across the region.

On April 8, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) announced that there was an agreement to a Pakistan-brokered temporary ceasefire after the US accepted Iran’s 10-point proposal.

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