Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, met Iran’s foreign minister Araghchi during the UN General Assembly to discuss prospects for ending U.S.-Iran hostilities via diplomacy and fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz. She said transit through the strait never carried passage fees before the war and should not be charged after it ends.

2026-09-23

Kallas, the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, met Iran’s foreign minister Araghchi during the UN General Assembly to discuss prospects for ending U.S.-Iran hostilities via diplomacy and fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz. She said transit through the strait never carried passage fees before the war and should not be charged after it ends.