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IAEA anti-Iran resolution 

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has slammed the International Atomic Energy Agency’s anti-Iran resolution, stressing that Tehran has never violated its safeguards obligations. The ministry’s spokesman said the resolution was adopted under pressure from European countries and the United States. Esmaeil Baqaei said such actions would only politicize the Agency and undermine the foundations of the nuclear non-proliferation regime. He added that the resolution makes a completely contradictory request by demanding Iran implement its safeguards obligations, without mentioning that the lack of access to Iran's nuclear facilities was the result of the US-Israeli aggression. He noted that referring Iran's case to the UN Security Council has no basis, because Iran has not committed any non-compliance, and what the Agency calls non-compliance is simply due to US-Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities. He said if the agency had a minimum degree of fairness, it should have condemned the aggression against Iran’s nuclear facilities. Baqaei said about one-third of the Agency's members opposed or did not agree with the resolution, and the resolution was not adopted by consensus.

Rejecting US Yemen claims 

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has rejected the US Secretary of State’s allegations about Tehran’s interference in Yemen, calling them mere lies. Esmaeil Baqaei made the remarks in a social media post after Marco Rubio accused Iran of being behind the recent attacks on Saudi Arabia by Yemen’s Ansarullah movement. He also claimed that the movement acts on behalf of Tehran. Baqaei said Rubio’s lies cannot replace facts. He added that Ansarullah is an independent Yemeni actor that makes its own decisions, takes orders from no one, and acts as nobody’s proxy. The Iranian spokesman added that instability in the region is rooted in the United States’ military interventions and hegemonic policies. Baqaei said if Washington genuinely wanted peace, it would take one simple step and end its malign and destabilizing interventions in the West Asia region. The Iranian spokesman stressed that peace in Yemen cannot be imposed through bombs and external pressure, but begins with genuine negotiations based on a roadmap agreed by all parties.

US Iran aggression fallout 

The recent escalation in the United States’ aggression against Iran and continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iranian forces are pushing global oil prices to new highs. According to oil market sources, international oil benchmark, Brent, spiked above 100 dollars a barrel Wednesday for the first time since late July, stoking fears of widespread price rises and interest rate hikes. The jump in crude prices and Brent spiking at over one-hundred-one dollars per barrel dragged down stock markets, with investors worrying that major central banks will raise interest rates to keep a lid on inflation. European markets also witnessed a downturn with natural gas prices rising sharply to their highest level since early 2023, as countries strive to replenish stocks ahead of winter. The main US oil contract, West Texas Intermediate, also climbed to over 96 dollars a barrel, with market experts blaming the recent flare-up of retaliatory strikes between Iran and the US as the main reason. Average diesel prices in the United States peaked at about 6 dollars a gallon, heaping domestic pressure on President Donald Trump's administration ahead of November's midterm elections.

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