FM Araghchi: Nobel ‘Manipulated as a Political Tool’

Date: 04 November 2025 - 22:03

News ID: ۱۴۵۴۵۵

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.