One year after the 12-day imposed war, Iran has emerged as a regional superpower by defeating the US-Israeli war machine twice, while America – humiliated, economically drained, and stripped of credibility – now desperately seeks a deal to escape war and avoid complete collapse.

Shortly after the US military launched a fresh act of aggression against Iran early on Thursday, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy warned that any vessel approaching the strategic waterway would face decisive action.

Fresh explosions were reported in southern Iran early on Thursday as the American military confirmed its fresh aggression targeting the Islamic Republic.

Limited transit through the Strait of Hormuz and physical damage as a result of US aggression against Iran have dealt severe economic blows to the oil and non-oil sectors of the Persian Gulf countries, an economist says.

Iran's Operation Nasr against Israel unveiled the "Unified Resistance Front" doctrine, under which any aggression against one member – Lebanon, Yemen, Iraq or elsewhere – now triggers coordinated retaliation, rendering old rules of engagement obsolete.

Iran refuses any ceasefire that does not simultaneously halt Zionist-American aggression across all resistance fronts, warning that continued attacks on Lebanon will bring catastrophic consequences for the aggressors.

By consolidating its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has dealt a devastating and irreversible blow to American naval supremacy, forcing Washington to choose between humiliating submission or catastrophic confrontation.