Mashhad, June 14 -- Dozens of people staged a demonstration outside a foreign ministry office in Iran's north-eastern city of Mashhad, shouting slogans against top diplomat Abbas Araghchi following a televised interview concerning a potential peace agreement with the United States.

A video shared by the Fars news agency showed women clad in black chadors waving red and black flags while chanting, "Death to dishonourable Araghchi, the infiltrator," in front of the premises on Saturday.

The demonstration highlights growing domestic friction as the peace deal faces severe pushback from hardline Iranian political factions. Opponents of the agreement contend that the current terms undermine Tehran's strategic interests and would effectively ...