Reading: مصاحبه شبکه تلویزیون مرکزی چین با عراقچی وزیر امور خارجه جمهوری اسلامی ایران
(The interview of the China Central Television with Araghchi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran)
A recent (December 2024) interview with Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, the current Foreign Minister of IR of Iran, on the situation in the Middle East and cooperation under the China-Iran comprehensive strategic partnership.
Listening: The video version of the above interview with Seyyed Abbas Araghchi. (See also: the original video on Youtube).
Subject of Conversation: Iran’s foreign policy in a changing world: regional and global perspectives (سیاست خارجی ایران در جهان در حال تغییر: چشم‌اندازهای منطقه‌ای و جهانی).
Students will be required to study in advance materials on Iran’s foreign policy at both the regional and global levels, analyzing how recent world developments influence its formation. In class, they will present and defend their opinions on the topic. Discussions will also cover recent events in Syria and ongoing debates about Iran’s nuclear program.
Homework:
- Please carefully read the text and watch today’s interview and study the vocabulary.
- Summarize the key points made by the Foreign Minister (about 200 words).
- Prepare for the next day’s discussion.
Vocabulary:
| Persian Word | Transcription | English Translation |
| شرایط (مفرد: شرط) | šarāyet (sing. šart) | conditions |
| به عنوان | be ‘onvān-e | as |
| روی کار آمدن | ru-ye kār āmadan | to take office |
| رسالت | resālat | mission |
| بر دوش کسی بودن | bar duš-e kasi budan | to be on someone's shoulders |
| تصدی | tasaddi | incumbency |
| پرالتهاب | poreltehāb | turbulent |
| خاورمیانه | xāvarmiyāne | Middle East |
| غرب آسیا | ƴarb-e āsiya | West Asia |
| اولویت | oulaviyyat | priority |
| حسن روابط | hosn-e ravābet | good relations |
| پیرامون | piramun-e | around, surrounding |
| مبتنی بر | mobtani bar | based on |
| منافع متقابل | manāfe’-e motaqābel | mutual interests, reciprocal benefits |
| خلیج فارس | xalij-e fārs | Persian Gulf |
| راهبردی | rāhbordi | strategic |
| فشار | fešār | pressure |
| دوجانبه | dojānebe | bilateral |
| اهمیت | ahamiyyat | importance |
| قائل بودن | qā’el budan | to attach, to attribute, to place |
| اشاره کردن | ešāre kardan | to indicate, to notice |
| چارچوب | čārčub | framework |
| برجسته شدن | barjaste šodan | to become prominent, to be highlighted |
| از طریق | az tariq-e | through, by |
| تعاملات سطح بالا | ta’āmolāt-e sath-e bālā | high-level interactions |
| جریان داشتن | jar(a)yān dāštan | to be ongoing, to be in progress |
| دستاورد | dasāvard | achievement |
| رفت و آمدهای سیاسی | raft o āmadhā-ye siyāsi | political exchanges, political visits |
| تبادل هیئت‌ها | tabādol-e hey’athā | exchange of delegations |
| حوزه | houze | field, area |
| بحث | bahs | discussion |
| سند | sanad | document |
| چشم انداز | češmandāz | perspective, outlook |
| مسیر طی کردن | masir tey kardan | to follow a path |
| تأکید کردن | ta’kid kardan | to emphasize |
| شریک (جمع: شرکا) | šarik (plur. šorakā) | partner |
| توسعه روابط | touse’e-ye ravābet | development of relations |
| پیش‌بینی کردن | pišbini kardan | to predict |
| در حال حاضر | dar hāl-e hāzer | currently, at the moment |
| در خصوص | dar xosus-e | concerning, about |
| بین المللی | beynolmelali | international |
| مشورت داشتن | mašverat dāštan | to consult, to have a consultation |
| بحران | bohrān | crisis |
| غزه | ƴazze | Gaza |
| لبنان | lobnān | Lebanon |
| اسرائیل | esrā’il | Israel |
| سوریه | suriyye | Syria |
| یمن | yaman | Yemen |
| به وجود آمدن | be vojud āmadan | to come into being |
| رایزنی | rāyzani | consultation, deliberation |
| بخش عمده | baxš-e ‘omde | major part, main part |
| ملاقات | molāqāt | meeting |
| در رابطه | dar rābete | in relation (with) |
| واکنش نشان دادن | vākoneš nešān dādan | to show reaction |
| تبادل نظر کردن | tabādol-e nazar kardan | to exchange views |