Iran claims it is ready to negotiate with countries that want to discuss safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, noting that several countries have already made contact but without revealing which ones.
On 15 Mar 2026 GMT+7, Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s Foreign Minister, told the U.S. CBS News, “Iran is open to countries that want to talk to them” about safe navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, following Iran’s attacks on vessels there in response to U.S. and Israeli strikes.
Araghchi claimed that “several countries have reached out” seeking protection for shipping through this strait, but he did not disclose which countries these were.
He further revealed that Iran’s entire nuclear program is now in ruins, and “at this time, there are no projects or plans to revive it.”
The Iranian Foreign Minister also said that during ongoing nuclear deal talks with the U.S., Iran had proposed “lowering the enrichment level of uranium, which was a major compromise.”
However, the conflict has changed everything: “Currently, there are no proposals on the negotiation table. Everything depends on the future.”
The U.S. and Israel have accused Iran for decades of secretly developing nuclear weapons, but Iran has repeatedly denied any intent to build a bomb, insisting its program is solely for peaceful purposes.
Nevertheless, Iran is the only non-nuclear-armed country that enriches uranium to levels close to those used in weapons production.
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Source:bbc