FM Araghchi: Nobel ‘Manipulated as a Political Tool’
TEHRAN– Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Tuesday criticized the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, questioning its credibility after it was awarded to Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado.
In a post on X, Araghchi said the Nobel has long been “manipulated as a political tool against non-Western governments.” He condemned Machado’s praise of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accused of war crimes, and her support for U.S. and Israeli military intervention in Venezuela. Araghchi said awarding a “peace” prize to someone advocating war and celebrating genocide undermines the Nobel’s legitimacy globally.