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‘Contradictory messages’ raise Iran’s doubts about US intentions: Minister
The Straits Times
|May 16, 2026
Tehran has “no trust” in the US and would be interested in negotiating with Washington only if it is serious, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on May 15, as talks on ending the war remained on hold.
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Mr Araghchi told reporters in New Delhi that all vessels can pass through the Strait of Hormuz except those “at war” with Tehran, if they coordinate with Iran’s navy.
But the situation around the waterway, vital to global energy and commodities markets, was “very complicated”, he added during a visit to attend a BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in India.
In a post on X, Mr Araghchi said he told India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar that “Iran will always carry out (its) historical duty as protector of security in Hormuz”.
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