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Iran Hormuz control

The Iranian foreign minister has reiterated that the current insecurity in the Strait of Hormuz is solely the result of the US-Israeli military aggression against Iran. Abbas Araghchi was speaking in a phone call with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul. He said the world must take American leaders to account for the security and economic consequences of the closure of the Hormuz Strait. Iran's top diplomat stressed that securing the Strait of Hormuz requires an end to US acts of aggression and illegal interventions, including the naval blockade and other violations of Washington’s commitments under the Islamabad memorandum of understanding. In an earlier phone call with his Pakistani counterpart, Araghchi briefed Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Iran’s ongoing talks with Oman for the establishment of an appropriate mechanism for the safe passage of vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.

Slamming US sanctions

Iran's Foreign Ministry has strongly slammed Washington’s economic sanctions against Tehran, saying they prove that the United States is incapable of pursuing diplomacy. The ministry’s spokesman made the comment in a social media post. Esmaeil Baqaei was reacting to the US Secretary of the Treasury’s remarks, who said Washington is seeking to economically suffocate Iran. The Iranian spokesman said beyond its sheer pathos, Scott Bessent’s claim is a stark testament to America’s compulsive addiction to sanctions. Baqaei stressed that whenever Washington proves itself incapable of pursuing diplomacy, it retreats into sanctions; and whenever those sanctions fail to produce results, it simply increases the dose. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman noted that what the US is doing is no longer policy, but a habit, and more dangerously, an addiction. Baqaei said Iran has demonstrated over decades that it will not be strangled by these exhausted refrains. He added that the real risk is that by clinging to this habit, American politicians will strangle their own remaining chances of a less humiliating exit from a crisis of their own making.

Israeli crimes in Palestine

UN experts have condemned a "sharp escalation" in attacks against Palestinian civilians across the occupied territories in July, warning of further deterioration of an "already catastrophic" human rights situation. The experts said in a statement that despite a ceasefire that has been nominally in force since October 2025, Israeli forces have killed about one-hundred-60 Palestinians in Gaza during July. They said the figure brings the overall Palestinian death toll since the ceasefire took effect to more than 12-hundred. Stressing that nowhere in Gaza is safe, they added that most Palestinian deaths occurred in densely populated displacement zones such as Al-Mawasi, which are far from the so-called yellow line. The experts warned that genocide is continuing unabated in Gaza, as food aid is still not entering freely, while farmlands, clean water and agricultural supplies are largely inaccessible. They said at least 14 Palestinians were also killed in July across the occupied West Bank, amid a sharp surge in settler attacks. The experts noted that settler attacks are not spontaneous, and take place with the protection, and often participation, of Israeli forces.

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