Iran’s IRGC seizes a large ship carrying four million liters of smuggled fuel in the Persian Gulf.

Iran reiterates its firm rejection of any interventionist stances towards its territorial integrity.

Iran’s strategic islands – Abu Musa, Greater and Lesser Tunb, and Sirri – function as “unsinkable carriers” anchoring layered defenses, a role aptly demonstrated in the 2025 Shahid Mohammad Nazeri exercise, underscoring Iranian sovereignty and red‑line enforcement.

Iran has summoned the Cyprus ambassador to Tehran to protest meddlesome remarks concerning the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.

Iran has seized an Eswatini-flagged vessel in the Persian Gulf on charges of transporting smuggled fuel.

Iran’s 800-km Oman-to-Isfahan seawater transfer project has been launched, delivering desalinated water to safeguard industry, reduce Zayandeh River strain, boost economic stability, and showcase national engineering resilience.

Qalibaf says advanced homegrown missiles with a strike radius beyond the Persian Gulf have been employed in the IRGC’s recent naval drill, codenamed Shahid Mohammad Nazeri, in the Persian Gulf waters.