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.
The Iranian Parliament speaker says the oil prices can jump to $140 if the US administration continues to pursue “junk” advices from people in his administration.
A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei says fresh aggression towards Iran will be "catastrophic" for the US.
Iran demonstrates growing strength as US pressure backfires, political costs mount in Washington, and global markets shift in response to Tehran's actions.
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns Bahrain for revoking the citizenship of dozens of people over fabricated charges of "glorifying Iranian retaliatory operations and sympathizing with the Islamic Republic."
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was grilled by members of Congress over the enormous cost of the joint American-Israeli military aggression against Iran.