Abbas Araghchi

Some of the key events about Abbas Araghchi

• 1980

  Graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Tehran
• 1989

  Joined Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 1994

  Appointed as Iran's Ambassador to Japan
• 2005

  Became Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs
• 2013

  Appointed as chief nuclear negotiator for Iran
• 2013

  Faced criticism for Iran's continued uranium enrichment during nuclear negotiations
• 2015

  Played a key role in negotiating the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (Iran nuclear deal)
• 2015

  Accused of misleading statements about Iran's ballistic missile program
• 2016

  Elected as a member of the Academy of Sciences of Iran
• 2017

  Appointed as political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• 2018

  Defended Iran's refusal to allow inspections of military sites under the nuclear deal
• 2019

  Led Iran's delegation in negotiations to save the nuclear deal after U.S. withdrawal
• 2019

  Warned European countries of consequences if they triggered dispute mechanism in nuclear deal
• 2020

  Threatened to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty amid tensions with the U.S.
• 2021

  Served as Iran's chief negotiator in Vienna talks to revive the nuclear deal
• 2021

  Criticized for Iran's decision to enrich uranium to 60% purity following Natanz incident

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