# Araqchi blames US for Hormuz tensions and calls for diplomacy

https://mins.news/en/item/106409

- Reuters, 2026-10-19 14:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/irans-araqchi-blames-us-strait-hormuz-tensions-calls-diplomacy-2026-10-19/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad62843ab53aa0001d9a1c2

> At a joint Monday press briefing with Russia's Sergei Lavrov, Iran's Abbas Araqchi called for diplomacy on regional matters and blamed Washington for insecurity and tensions in the Strait of Hormuz.

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