Trump says he is "pausing" his so-called "Project Freedom" to reopen the Strait of Hormuz amid strict controls being exercised over the waterway by Iran.

The Foreign Ministry calls on the UAE to discontinue its alignment and cooperation with the parties that are hostile towards Iran.

President Masoud Pezeshkian strongly discourages the US against continuing to resort to its overbearing methods to try to exact concessions from Iran.

Iran has warned the UAE that any military action launched from its soil against Iranian territory will be met with a “crushing and regretful” response.

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Bagahei has called on the Persian Gulf states to stop trying to borrow security from foreign powers, warning that the US military presence in the region is a liability.

A massive blaze at oil facilities in Fujairah Port in the UAE on Monday was a direct consequence of 'American adventurism' in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a senior military source told IRIB.

US bombast to open a so-called "safe corridor" in the Strait of Hormuz reveals desperation as time favors Iran, which holds the strategic high ground and many unrevealed cards.