How a 400-year-old event underpins Iran’s sovereign control over Strait of Hormuz

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says any attempt to impose naval restrictions and blockade contravenes international regulations and poses a threat to the interests of regional nations and global peace and stability and is doomed to fail.

Former Palestinian prisoner Nael Barghouthi has urged the world’s parliaments to boycott members of Israel’s Knesset who approved a death penalty law authorizing the execution of Palestinian prisoners.

The Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) said Thursday morning that Zionist regime’s naval forces hijacked and disabled several of its vessels in international waters, leaving hundreds of activists stranded at sea as a storm approached.

The spokesman for the Iranian Army said the force has updated and completed its databank of targets and upgraded its equipment during the halt in the US-Israeli war of aggression, stressing that Iran remains in a state of full military readiness.

A series of new Zionist regime's strikes have martyred at least five Palestinian civilians, including a 9-year-old boy, in the besieged Gaza Strip as Zionist regime continues its relentless violations of a ceasefire.

Yemen's foreign ministry has warned against the adventurism and barbarism of the Trump administration in the Persian Gulf and declared Sana'a's support for Iran's measures in the Strait of Hormuz, the ministry said in a statement.

Iran's ambassador to the United Nations underlines that the Islamic Republic reserves all rights to duly confront the United States' seizure of Iranian vessels as part of Washington's continued illegal blockade against the country.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy's deputy for political affairs says the naval force's "surprise tactics" await the United States in the event of any fresh miscalculation.

An international and independent medical charity says Israeli authorities are systematically depriving the Palestinian population in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip of the water they need to survive, condemning a campaign of “collective punishment” against residents of the coastal region.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baqaei lashed out at the United States for the outright legalization of piracy and armed robbery on the high seas, as oil prices are continuing to climb.

The hacking group Handala says to have obtained comprehensive identification data for all US Navy personnel in the Persian Gulf.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said after his meeting with Vladimir Putin that the talks were "very positive."

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Amir Saeid Iravani, has lashed out at the United States for imposing a naval blockade on Iran, saying the US is acting like pirates and terrorists, as it targets commercial vessels and terrorizes their crews.

Emphasizing that Zionist enemy has reached a deadlock, Secretary-General of Hezbollah Resistance Movement Sheikh Naim Qassem has stated that the Resistance Movement is invincible and cannot be defeated.

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Quds Force says the Axis of Resistance is now stronger and more integrated than ever before.

Hezbollah has strongly denounced Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu for accusing the resistance movement of undermining a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, vowing to continue its “legitimate response” to the Israeli regime’s continuous violations of the truce.

Two former Israeli prime ministers have said they would join forces in upcoming elections expected later this year in a bid to dethrone longtime prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has issued a direct and calculated response to fresh provocations from the US administration, exposing Washington’s exhausted playbook in the oil market while Tehran holds decisive strategic cards.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says its specialized forces have managed to destroy three American GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs) and defuse another left behind the recent illegal war of aggression in Iran’s Zanjan Province.

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Ships from the “Global (Resilience) Flotilla 2” have docked at the port of Syracuse on the Italian island of Sicily, as part of the “Spring 2026 mission” aimed at breaking the Zionist regime’s blockade on the Gaza Strip and delivering humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

Zionist settler groups carried out widespread attacks in the occupied West Bank, which included forced displacement, the burning of property, and armed assaults, following a week of violence that has so far resulted in the martyrdom of six Palestinians.

US President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, were evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (WHCA) after reports of gunfire triggered a rapid Secret Service response.

A prominent pro-resistance hacking group has announced a "historic" operation against a much-vaunted Israeli military reconnaissance unit specializing in covert operations across the world.

Iran’s central military command warns that the continued naval “piracy, blockade, and banditry” by American forces in the region will be met with a decisive response from the Iranian armed forces.

Iran's Ministry of Intelligence has announced the arrest of a “veteran” spy working for the Israeli regime, along with 15 members of separatist terrorist groups, following operations in different provinces.

Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, says while Iran stands united in the face of its enemies, a “deep fracture” is widening in the relations between the United States and its traditional European allies.

Nasreddin Amer stated that the United States, after an unprecedented defeat in the recent aggression against Iran, unilaterally extended the ceasefire and is now seeking a way out of the war.

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has warned that access to US assets could tighten if tensions escalate, urging investors to “get out while open.”

The Defense Ministry says a significant portion of Iran’s missile capabilities remains unused, while highlighting the domestic production of over 1,000 types of weapons throughout the country.

At least 13 citizens were martyred and others were wounded on Friday as a result of Zionist regime’s attacks in various areas in the northern and southern Gaza Strip, amid ongoing ceasefire violations persisting for the 197th consecutive day.

The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyed Mojtaba Hosseìni Khamenei, praised the extraordinary unity of the Iranian people, stating that it has dealt a major blow to the enemy. He called for expressing gratitude through practical action to build even greater national cohesion.

Seyed Majid Mousavi, Commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force and Commander of the IRGC Navy, issued a joint unity message, emphasizing national cohesion and readiness to counter any aggressive actions by Iran's enemies.