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.
Persian Gulf Day, marked on April 30, commemorates the 1622 defeat of Portugal, highlighting Iran’s unchallenged sovereignty and strategic control over Strait of Hormuz, and enduring lessons on diplomacy and resistance.
The Iranian ambassador to the UN Office in Vienna says the United States “falsely portrayed” the Islamic Republic’s peaceful nuclear activities as a danger in a bid to wage two illegal acts of aggression against the country.