Iran says it cannot yet say that an agreement with the US is close, despite noting that trips by senior Pakistani officials point to arrival at a "decisive" juncture.

US naval blockade fails to isolate Iran as overland trade corridors through Iraq, Central Asia and Russia accelerate, turning Tehran into an unintended Eurasian transit hub.

The Iranian foreign minister tells Press TV that it is the United States, not Iran, that is strangling the Strait of Hormuz through its illegal blockade.

Yemen writes to the UN, calling for an end to over 10 years of blockade of the country and urging cessation of aggressive measures by the US and its allies.

The scope of the Strait of Hormuz has been expanded, now stretching from the coasts of Jask and Sirik to beyond the Greater Tunb Island, an IRGC official said.

Iran has transformed decades of blockade endurance into strategic leverage, using its control over the Strait of Hormuz to ensure that any economic pressure on it now carries reciprocal consequences for global energy markets.

Iran's UN envoy stresses the country's right to self-defense and taking due protective measures in the face of the US's hostile naval measures.