US has exhausted all options as Iran's long-held asymmetric capabilities, activated by the 40-day imposed war, have turned the tables, with Tehran now dictating terms from a position of strength and decisive victory.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has forcefully rejected Washington's justification for the war it launched against the Iranian nation, dismissing US claims of self-defense.

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.

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's Navy commander says the Islamic Republic will "very soon" confront the enemy with a weapon "it is deeply afraid of."

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says that national unity is the only way to thwart enemy conspiracies.

With Iran ruling out talks on the nuclear issue and asserting full control over the Strait of Hormuz, a trapped Trump faces no good options – acceptance, war, or delay – each leading to a bigger strategic defeat.