The Foreign Minister has just visited three countries in the Middle East - Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
These are countries that are in a difficult situation given the attacks from Iran, she says.
Qatar is participating as a mediator between the US and Iran to bring about a lasting ceasefire and the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Attacks from both sides
During the visit to the capital Doha, Malmer Stenergard had a meeting with their Qatari counterpart.
My reading here, after conversations with colleagues who are involved in the attempts that are now being made to find a more lasting solution through diplomatic means, is that we are in a very intense stage of the negotiations. And that we are relatively close, it is believed, to reaching an agreement in a first step. But it is fragile.
At the same time, the United States has attacked Iran in response to reports of a downed American helicopter, and Iran has in turn fired on American bases in several countries in the Middle East in recent days.
The fact that they have nevertheless shown such great restraint in these recent attacks also confirms the picture I have received, says Malmer Stenergard.
Harsh words from Trump
US President Donald Trump also took to social media on Wednesday and wrote that Iran has taken too long in negotiations for a peace agreement.
I also read this as part of these negotiations and that they now really want to come to an end and, in order to do so, they are also trying to increase the pressure.
Malmer Stenergard emphasizes that opening the Strait of Hormuz is also in the interests of Sweden and the Swedish economy.
Sweden has offered to contribute to a long-term solution, at the initiative of France and the United Kingdom, if the strait is reopened.
Iran has also realized that it has a fairly strong weapon in the Strait of Hormuz, and we must disarm them, says the Foreign Minister.
