### [2026-06-28](/feed/2026/06/28/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Baghdad, Iraq, for talks with Iraqi authorities on arrangements for the funeral of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei. 




### Sources:

1. [AA](https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/iranian-foreign-minister-heads-to-baghdad-for-talks-with-iraqi-officials/3980192)
2. [Kurdistan24](https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/922501/abbas-araghchi-arrives-in-iraq-for-khamenei-funeral-coordination)

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