Araghchi calls for regional security arrangements and outlines Hormuz stance

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on October 25 for regional states to cooperate on security without foreign intervention, Shorouk reported citing Mehr. He said the war had changed the Strait of Hormuz and its management would not return to its previous form, while expressing readiness for regional understanding.

This is Iran’s political position on post-war arrangements, not an announcement in the report of effective navigation rules or an agreement with neighbouring states. The distinction matters for users of the waterway: political rhetoric alone neither specifies ship-transit procedures nor confirms other parties’ consent to a shared arrangement.