ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday warned against any arrangements for the Strait of Hormuz outside those implemented by Tehran, saying they would "increase tensions" and delay the reopening of the strategic waterway after two nights of clashes.

"Any attempt to adopt new or separate arrangements from those currently being implemented by the Islamic Republic of Iran will only further complicate the situation," he said during a joint presser with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein in Baghdad.

He warned that such efforts would also "delay the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz" and further "increase tensions," citing the escalation in the strategic waterway over the past two nights.

Washington and Tehran have exchanged retaliatory strikes since Thursday after the US accused Iran of attacking a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, the world's most important energy shipping route, largely closed by Iran for much of the conflict, which began in late February.

Tehran has repeatedly said that vessels transiting the strategic waterway must use only the designated shipping lanes approved by Iranian authorities, while stressing that ships are required to provide prior notice before passage.

"I call on all parties not to interfere in the management of the Strait of Hormuz," Araghchi stressed.

He frutehr urged parties to uphold the recently signed peace agreement between Iran and Washington, saying they should "not allow this memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deviate from its course."

A new framework for the security of the Strait of Hormuz that includes "all countries in the region" should be established, Araghchi said, stressing that it should be "without the presence or interference of any country from outside the region."

in June 17, the US and Iran remotely signed an agreement aimed at ending the conflict between the two countries and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

On Friday contradictory comments from Iranian state media reported that Tehran and Washington have established a communication line aimed at preventing incidents in the Strait of Hormuz from triggering military escalation following talks in Switzerland, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) later dismissing the claim as an “outright lie.”