TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would no longer operate under its previous arrangements following the war with the United States and Israel, warning that the conflict had fundamentally changed the region’s security landscape.
“The current war has changed everything. We must acknowledge that new realities have emerged,” Araghchi said during a speech at Iran’s Foreign Ministry, according to state-run Press TV.
“The shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz will no longer be the same as before, nor will the strait be managed as it was in the past,” he added.
Araghchi stressed that Tehran would welcome regional initiatives aimed at establishing new security arrangements for the strategic waterway.
He said Iran would support “any security plan originating from within the region itself.”
His remarks come amid continuing disagreements between Tehran and Washington over control of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime passage for global energy shipments.
The dispute has intensified since the US-Israeli war against Iran began in February, with Tehran asserting its authority to regulate passage through the strait while Washington insists on unrestricted navigation.
The two countries signed an interim agreement in June aimed at resolving their conflict, but subsequent diplomatic negotiations have stalled amid renewed tensions.
Source: Saudi Gazette