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OIC Establishes Ministerial Contact Group to De-escalate Israel-Iran Conflict

Rejecting U.S. participation in Israel’s strikes, the 57-member group urged accountability for attacks on Iran’s nuclear sites.

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as they are flanked by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and members of Turkish and Iranian delegations, during the 51st Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Istanbul, Turkey, June 21, 2025. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
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Araghchi said Sunday morning that the United States and Israel had 'breached a major red line'

Overview

  • The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has set up a ministerial contact group in Istanbul to maintain dialogue with regional and international actors and support de-escalation measures.
  • In separate declarations, members condemned Israel’s aggression and U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as breaches of international law.
  • The OIC called on Israel to accede to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and subject all its nuclear activities to IAEA safeguards.
  • Delegates reaffirmed Iran’s inherent right to self-defense against foreign attacks and quoted top diplomat Abbas Araghchi vowing retaliation by "all means necessary."
  • The security crisis began on June 13 when Israel struck Iran’s nuclear sites over proliferation concerns and escalated on June 22 after President Trump authorized U.S. support for the strikes.