TEHRAN, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi is due to arrive in Türkiye on Friday for high-level talks, Iranian officials said on Thursday, as heightened tensions with Washington coincide with a major U.S. military buildup in the region.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed the visit in a post on the social media platform X. He said the trip was part of Tehran's efforts to strengthen ties with neighbouring countries based on "good-neighbourliness" and shared regional interests.
The diplomatic outreach comes as relations between Iran and the United States remain strained amid an expanded U.S. military presence in the Middle East.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that a "massive armada," led by the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and larger than a force previously sent to Venezuela, was heading toward Iran. He warned that "time is running out" for Tehran to reach a deal with Washington.
Araghchi responded in a post on X that Iran's armed forces were ready, "with their fingers on the trigger," to respond immediately and forcefully to any aggression. At the same time, he said Iran remained open to a "mutually beneficial, fair and equitable" nuclear agreement reached on equal footing and free from threats or intimidation, one that would preserve Iran's right to peaceful nuclear technology while ensuring it does not seek nuclear weapons.
Türkiye, a NATO member that shares a long border with Iran, has urged restraint and diplomacy, voicing opposition to U.S. military action against Tehran.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Al Jazeera on Wednesday that attacking Iran would be wrong and risk igniting another war, adding that Tehran was ready to resume nuclear talks and calling on Washington to restart negotiations step by step, beginning with the nuclear issue. Enditem
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