Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi speaks during the opening ceremony of the First Caspian Governors' Forum in the northern city of Rasht, Iran, Nov. 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Shadati)Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran has "never asked for a ceasefire" in the war with Israel and the US. "At this pace, we will end up with a ruined Iran," one man in the Iranian capital tells the BBC. Not naming specific countries, Araghchi says Iran has "been approached by a number of countries" who want safe passage through the Strait. At the same time, it announces the Israeli Air Force completed a wave of strikes targeting the Iranian regime's headquarters in Hamedan, western Iran, earlier on Sunday.

Source: The Star March 15, 2026 19:19 UTC