Iran denies handing Afghan Embassy to the Taliban
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The Iranian Foreign Ministry denied the claims that were circulated in some Iranian media outlets of handing over the Afghan Embassy to the Taliban.
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Iran denies handing the Afghan embassy to the Taliban
The Iranian Foreign Ministry denied claims that were circulating in some Iranian news outlets regarding handing over the Afghan Embassy in Tehran to the Taliban.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh expressed that the diplomatic activities of the Afghan Embassy in Tehran, like all foreign embassies, are subject to the framework of principles and rules established in the 1961 Vienna Convention, and no external changes can be made.
Yesterday, the Taliban's Foreign Minister visited Iran for the first time since the hasty US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Read more: 2021 Roundup: The failed US withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Taliban also discussed the refugees and the country's growing economic crisis.
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The tally of the war on Afghanistan
Iran, like other countries, has so far not recognized the new government formed by the Taliban.
"The visit aims at discussions on political, economic, transit, and refugee issues between Afghanistan and Iran," the Taliban Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Abdul Qahar Balkhi said on Twitter.
![In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had "engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)](https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2024/12/21/b4a69f2e-8682-43e4-9d37-49482b304ab3/3.png?v=2&format=webp "In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had \"engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)")
