Iranian Foreign Minister Alagzi said in an interview broadcast on August 18 that the recent military conflict between Iran and the US and Israel proved that relying on external military forces and bases cannot guarantee the security of the Gulf countries. Alagzi pointed out that the existence of US military forces and military bases not only fails to provide security guarantees for the countries concerned, but has instead become a factor undermining security; countries without US military bases are safer. Alagzi also said that Iran is not seeking only a cease-fire, but rather wants a complete end to the war, and does not want to fall into a cycle of a brief pause to another war.

Iranian Foreign Minister Alagzi said in an interview broadcast on August 18 that the recent military conflict between Iran and the US and Israel proved that relying on external military forces and bases cannot guarantee the security of the Gulf countries. Alagzi pointed out that the existence of US military forces and military bases not only fails to provide security guarantees for the countries concerned, but has instead become a factor undermining security; countries without US military bases are safer. Alagzi also said that Iran is not seeking only a cease-fire, but rather wants a complete end to the war, and does not want to fall into the cycle of a brief cease-fire until the war starts again.