Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that any attempt to challenge or bypass the shipping routes for the Strait of Hormuz agreed with the United States will “increase tensions” in the Middle East. Speaking during a visit to Baghdad, he said responsibility for managing traffic through the strategic waterway “rests solely” with Iran and that parallel arrangements by other countries would complicate efforts to restore stability.nampa+2
Araghchi argued that attempts to set up separate security frameworks or convoy systems outside the existing US–Iran memorandum of understanding would delay the full reopening of the strait and risk further escalation, as seen in recent nights of missile and drone exchanges. He urged Gulf states and Western powers to focus on implementing the MoU rather than pushing new plans that challenge Tehran’s control over Hormuz.news.yahoo+2
The warning comes after fresh tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and the United States over attacks on commercial shipping and military sites around the Gulf. US Central Command said its latest strikes on Iranian missile, drone and radar positions were a response to “unwarranted aggression” against a cargo ship transiting Hormuz, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed retaliatory attacks on US locations in the region.news.yahoo
Iran’s stance highlights how sensitive control of the Strait of Hormuz remains, given that it carries a large share of global oil flows and has become central to the wider conflict and ceasefire negotiations.
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