Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that security in the Middle East should be ensured by the countries of the region, and the presence of foreign armed forces should be reduced to zero, Mehr reports. According to him, foreign actors primarily seek to ensure Israel's security, and their presence only increases instability. "We remain convinced that our region must achieve peace based on its own strength and free from foreign interference. We welcome any initiative aimed at ensuring regional security with the forces of the countries of the region," Araghchi said. The minister was speaking at a ceremony dedicated to the memory of Kamal Kharazi, head of Iran's Strategic International Relations Council, at the Institute of Political and International Studies under the Iranian Foreign Ministry on Sunday. the former boss. Aragchi called Israel the main source of conflicts in the Middle East and accused Israeli officials of trying to incite discord and division among the countries of the region. According to the head of Iran's Foreign Ministry, the wars of the last year have become a turning point in the history of the Middle East and have destroyed the previous regional structures. "Nothing will be like before," he emphasized. Aragchi also stated that the countries of the region should strive for such a situation in which foreign armed forces will completely leave the Middle East. He called their presence a factor of instability and claimed that these forces came to the region to defend Israel.