Iran turned US-Israeli military aggression into strategic victory: missile forces remain intact, naval deterrence forced enemy caution, and economic resilience prevented isolation, proving pressure cannot force Tehran's retreat.

After failed US military aggression, Iran’s non-negotiable Strait of Hormuz sovereignty and nuclear capability serve as existential pillars, with negotiations aimed solely at proving the American war lever is permanently broken.

Former Pakistani finance minister Asad Umar says PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Beijing visit could advance Iran-US deal efforts, with China playing a pivotal role to end the unprovoked war against Iran.

In his 2026 Hajj message, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei called Hajj a perpetual spiritual migration, urged Muslim unity to shape a new regional order, and declared the American regime’s era over.

Iran demands a definitive end to the imposed war on its terms – before any discussion on the nuclear issue – while a strategically defeated US has no options but to accept Iran's logical conditions or stumble into catastrophic escalation.

Iran's ambassador to Pakistan says a positive step concerning Islamabad-mediated interactions between the Islamic Republic and the United States is possible.

Trump has been trapped by his own contradictions and a strategic landscape where Iran now decisively dictates the terms, says a former Pentagon security analyst.