Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated on social media platform X that discussions mediated by Pakistan are progressing, emphasizing that recent incidents in the Strait of Hormuz demonstrate there is no military solution to the ongoing political crisis. He cautioned Washington to remain alert so that hostile actors do not draw the United States into another conflict, and offered similar advice to the United Arab Emirates.

Araghchi described the U.S.-led ‘Project Freedom’ as a deadlock initiative. The operation, launched under the direction of President Donald Trump, deployed over a hundred aircraft and several destroyers to ensure free commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz. The move has further heightened tensions between Iran and the United States, with both sides exchanging claims of targeting each other’s vessels.

Commercial shipping in the strait remains limited, though shipping company Maersk reported one of its vessels crossed under U.S. protection. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps denied reports that its boats were destroyed, while Trump warned that any Iranian attack on U.S. ships would provoke severe retaliation.