In a tweet on Tuesday evening, Zarif pointed to his meetings with UN representatives for Yemen and Afghanistan.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that in the meeting with Griffiths, Zarif explained the views of the Islamic Republic of Iran on ending the crisis in Yemen, stressing the need to lift the siege of the Yemeni people and facilitate the provision of humanitarian aid to them.

“Fruitful talks with UNSG SRs on Afghanistan, Mr Arnault, and on Yemen, Mr Griffiths,” he wrote, also posting photos of the meetings.

“Key theme: Peace processes must be owned by all Afghans and Yemenis—without external imposition,” he explained, adding, “Important common denominator: Iran seeks regional peace and stability. Ready to facilitate.”