{"id":122616,"date":"2026-03-16T19:28:32","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=122616"},"modified":"2026-03-16T19:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T14:28:34","slug":"iran-fm-araghchi-thanks-pakistan-for-support-against-us-israel-aggression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/122616\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran FM Araghchi thanks Pakistan for support against US-Israel aggression"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TEHRAN(National Times)- Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, has expressed his sincere gratitude to the government and people of Pakistan for their unwavering support amid US\u2011Israel aggression against Iran.Araghchi took to the social media platform X on Monday to thank Pakistan for openly expressing solidarity with Iran in the face of escalating US and Israeli military aggression. \u201cIn these blessed, divine, and spiritual days and moments, \u201cI sincerely thank the government and people of Pakistan for their wholehearted expression of solidarity and support with the people and government of the Islamic Republic of Iran against the aggression of the United States and the Zionist regime,\u201d read the message. He stated that the Islamic Republic of Iran, placing full trust in Allah, remains firm and steadfast in defending its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The Iranian Foreign Minister also denied any involvement in attacks on Saudi Arabia, asserting that US drones are copies of Iranian Shahed drones, which are reportedly the ones targeting Arab countries. Earlier, Araghchi dismissed President Trump\u2019s claims that Tehran was ready for negotiations, emphasizing that Iran has not contacted anyone for talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reuters reports that Araghchi told CBS\u2019s Face the Nation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have never asked for a ceasefire, and we have never requested negotiations. We are ready to defend ourselves for as long as it takes. It\u2019s not a war for survival. We are stable and strong enough. We see no reason to talk with the Americans, because we were already engaging with them when they decided to attack us \u2014 and that was the second time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TEHRAN(National Times)- Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, has expressed his sincere gratitude to the government and people of Pakistan for their unwavering support amid US\u2011Israel aggression against Iran.Araghchi took to the social media platform X on Monday to thank Pakistan for openly expressing solidarity with Iran in the face of escalating US and Israeli [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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