Iran's Araghchi blames US for Strait of Hormuz tensions, calls for diplomacy
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Reuters
19 October, 2026, 08:40 pm
Last modified: 19 October, 2026, 08:44 pm
peaking alongside Russia’s Sergei Lavrov, Araghchi urged regional countries to establish a joint security arrangement to address tensions in the strategic waterway.
Reuters
19 October, 2026, 08:40 pm
Last modified: 19 October, 2026, 08:44 pm
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said regional issues should be resolved through diplomacy and blamed the United States for insecurity and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, speaking at a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday.
Araghchi also called for regional countries to work toward a joint security arrangement.
"We welcome any initiative that leads to security from within without the presence of foreign forces, and consider it the right move," Araghchi said.
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