Peru cuts diplomatic ties with Iran over escalating global tensions

Peru has taken what its government called a drastic foreign-policy decision: it has broken diplomatic relations with Iran, citing threats to stability in the Middle East and repeated violations of international peace and security.

In its official statement, Lima pointed to concerns documented by United Nations mechanisms. The Peruvian government condemned the repression of peaceful demonstrations, restrictions on press freedom, discrimination against women and girls, and the persecution of political opponents inside Iran.

The Foreign Ministry also blamed Iran for severe restrictions on commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz since March 2026. Peru said those actions violated freedom of international maritime passage and endangered lives at sea. It also said the disruptions had affected global supply chains and international energy prices.

The statement further criticized what it described as incitement to violence and the promotion of armed hostilities in the Middle East by Tehran. Peru also accused Iran of systematically obstructing the technical work of the International Atomic Energy Agency by denying access to nuclear facilities needed to verify and prevent the development and manufacture of atomic weapons.

Peru based the diplomatic break on Article 45 of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The government stressed that consular relations would not be suspended. Those ties will remain under the 1963 Vienna Convention to protect the rights and interests of nationals from both countries. Lima notified Tehran through a diplomatic note delivered to Iran’s embassy in Ecuador, which serves as the country’s concurrent mission to Peru.