Araghchi blames US breach of Islamabad MoU for Hormuz flare-up

Araghchi blames US breach of Islamabad MoU for Hormuz flare-up Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has said that “the existing insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz and the region is exclusively caused by the US breach of the agreement”, IRNA reported. During a meeting with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi in Kazakhstan, Araghchi condemned the “brutal attacks” on Iran’s vital infrastructure and the “war crimes” committed by the US, the report said. Araghchi said the recent escalation was caused by Washington’s “disruption of the process of implementing Iran’s commitments in accordance with the provisions of Article 5 of the Islamabad Agreement”.