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On October 27, 2026, Iranian officials argued that Washington's security guarantees have proven ineffective and that an American formula cannot bring security to the region. Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei said security in West Asia must be homegrown, according to IRNA. Parliamentary Deputy Speaker Hamidreza Haji Babai made a similar argument. IRNA also reported that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Sayyid Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei met Rezaei on the same day. The statements do not set out specific proposals.