
2 Japanese detained in Iran: Japan foreign minister
Two Japanese nationals are being detained in Iran, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday. Amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, Motegi informed a Diet session that the…

Two Japanese nationals are being detained in Iran, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday. Amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, Motegi informed a Diet session that the…

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Discussions will be at the vice minister level, and China will be at the top of the agenda.

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