Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reviewed the latest developments concerning shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and the Iran-US ceasefire during a phone call on Monday.
The two ministers discussed reopening the strait to shipping, as well as the stage reached in negotiations to preserve the ceasefire and make it permanent.
Seeking safe passage through Hormuz
The United States and Israel launched attacks against Iran on February 28. The Tehran administration also targeted Israel and locations in the region that it said belonged to the United States.
The parties reached an agreement on a ceasefire in April. Washington and Tehran later signed a memorandum of understanding on freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz on June 18.
However, disagreements over the security of the strait caused disruptions in implementing the memorandum. After talks on safe passage routes for ships, the issue was brought back to the negotiation stage.
The future of the Iran-US ceasefire
The United States resumed its attacks against Iran between July 8 and 24. Iran, meanwhile, targeted military facilities and equipment in Arab countries that it said belonged to the United States.
During Fidan and Araghchi's phone call, they discussed negotiations to establish safe passage corridors for ships in the Strait of Hormuz following these developments, as well as maintaining the ceasefire and making it permanent.