Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says he has had phone calls with 12 foreign ministers over the past 48 hours to discuss regional developments, Anadolu reports.

In a post on the US social media platform Instagram, Araghchi says he outlined Tehran’s “fundamental positions” and discussed the need to “respect national sovereignty, end aggression and threats, avoid harmful foreign interference” and prevent “the spread of insecurity”.

Iran’s top diplomat adds that he also called for the establishment of “regional security arrangements without the involvement of powers from outside the region”.

Araghchi says he spoke with his counterparts from Pakistan, Turkiye, Qatar, Oman, Egypt, Jordan, the Greek Cypriot administration of Southern Cyprus, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Tunisia, and Iraq.