Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi has firmly attributed the recent oil pollution along the shores of Qeshm Island to the repercussions of foreign military aggression in the region.

The US military has lost about a quarter of its MQ-9 Reaper drone fleet, with dozens destroyed by Iranian air defense systems during the US-Israeli aggression, according to a report.

A senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution says Iran's strategy of shifting to an offensive approach if its conditions are not met would fundamentally alter the global balance of power.

The spokesperson for Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters says no vessel can safely transit the strategic waterway without authorization and supervision by Iran.

Earlier, Iran's top security official had said that the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz hinges on an end to US-Israeli wars across the region.

IRGC adviser Mohammad Reza Naqdi says the US-Israeli aggression against Iran has exposed the US military as “weaker than perceived.”

New appointments to Iran’s top military and security posts signal a more offensive posture toward the US and Israel, says Hossein Kanani Moghaddam, a former senior IRGC commander.