TREE NEWS update: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a Telegram post that he held talks in Tehran on Tuesday with Bafel Talabani, leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan. Araghchi disclosed the meeting himself; no further details of the discussions were given.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Meets Iraqi Kurdish Party Leader in Tehran
Araghchi's own disclosure, rather than a readout from either party, is the notable detail: it puts a Tehran meeting with a senior Iraqi Kurdish figure into the public record at a moment when Baghdad–Erbil and Tehran–Erbil channels carry weight. The absence of any stated agenda leaves the substance opaque, so the signal is contact itself rather than any announced outcome. Whether this becomes a recurring channel or a one-off courtesy call is the open question.
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