Esmail Baghaei described the Zionist regime’s attack on the humanitarian vessels in international waters as “state piracy and a terrorist act,” urging the United Nations to hold the occupying regime accountable.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has ridiculed the US naval blockade against Iran, pointing out that the country’s vast borders make any attempt at sealing it off impossible.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei’s firm position on the new management of passage through the Strait of Hormuz is “solidly grounded in international law,” according to an international lawyer.
At least two Israeli soldiers were killed and 27 wounded in multiple Hezbollah drone attacks in southern Lebanon, as Israel warned the US its deterrence against Hezbollah is nearing collapse.
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has praised Lebanon's "exemplary resistance" against Israeli attacks and reaffirmed Tehran's firm support for Lebanon in phone talks with Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri..
President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran’s trust in the United States has been "completely destroyed" after two US and Israeli military strikes on Iran during negotiations, and called on Washington to halt "provocative" rhetoric and actions.
A top advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has warned that a US naval blockade will not push the Islamic Republic "back to the Stone Age" but will instead plunge the "system of domination into an ice age".
The IRGC says the Persian Gulf cannot be secured by "arrogant powers," predicting the "near future" expulsion of America and foreigners to realize nations' hope for regional stability.
A top IRGC commander says Iran will respond to any enemy aggression with prolonged and painful blows, adding that American naval vessels will share the fate of US military bases in the region.
After the 40-day war, Iran has decisively consolidated control of the Strait of Hormuz, transforming from a sanctioned into a sanctioning power, and leaving Washington guessing as a new regional order emerges.
Iran is bypassing the US naval blockade by using overland routes, allowing Tehran to maintain trade and oil shipments to key partners like China and Russia.
The new doctrine for the management of the Strait of Hormuz, as announced by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, shifts from defensive vigilance to legally codified control to forge a post-American Persian Gulf order.
A senior Hezbollah official says resistance will continue until all Lebanese territories are fully liberated, rejecting direct talks between the Beirut government and the Tel Aviv regime.
Independent Senator Bernie Sanders has warned that the cost of war on Iran for the United States will exceed $1 trillion, a figure that dwarfs the Pentagon’s current $25 billion estimate.