Strait of Hormuz

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  • Araghchi Today 20:18

    Araghchi holds a series of talks in NY on regional security, Hormuz and Iran-EU ties

    TEHRAN– Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held a series of meetings with foreign counterparts on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, engaging Russian, British, Portuguese, Bruneian, Kyrgyz, Polish, Spanish, Egyptian, Jordanian, Cypriot, Pakistani and Austrian officials on regional security, the Strait of Hormuz, the war in West Asia, Palestine, Iran-Europe relations and bilateral cooperation.

  • Araghchi 2026-09-23 20:55

    Araghchi holds extensive diplomatic talks on UNGA sidelines

    TEHRAN- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called on the international community to hold the United States accountable for its violations of international law and war crimes against Iran, warning that indifference to genocide will have far-reaching consequences for all countries.

  • Brigadier General Hossein Mohebbi, spokesman for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) 2026-09-21 21:08

    Iran is prepared for a protracted war: IRGC

    TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned that any renewed US or Israeli aggression against Iran would trigger a substantially different military response, with changes expected in the geography of the conflict, the weapons deployed and the targets struck.

  • vc 2026-09-21 17:51

    American Dream: Now Sold by the Gallon

  • Iranian Armed Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi 2026-09-20 20:27

    Iran says it retains initiative in Strait of Hormuz despite US claims

    TEHRAN — Iranian Armed Forces Spokesperson Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi has rejected recent US claims about operations in the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that Iran continues to hold the initiative in the strategic waterway.

  • Mock-ups of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are ridiculed during the “313,000 Janfada” drill in Tehran, September 18, 2026. 2026-09-20 20:21

    By Mahmoud Mahmoudian Ravi

    Iran’s message to Washington: No retreat, no surrender, no return to the old order

    TEHRAN — Iran has issued a series of increasingly explicit political, military and strategic messages to the United States and its regional partners, warning that any renewed US aggression would trigger sustained attacks on American positions and interests across the region, while making clear that Tehran does not regard military pressure and diplomacy as mutually exclusive.

  • South Korea 2026-09-18 21:08

    South Korea rebuffs Trump: No troops for US war on Iran

    TEHRAN — In a decisive stance reflecting growing domestic anti-war sentiment and strategic prudent realism, South Korean President Lee Jae-myung announced on Friday that Seoul will not deploy its armed forces to join the US war against Iran, effectively rejecting escalating demands from Washington to entangle the East Asian nation in its Middle Eastern conflict.

  • Tehran papers 2026-09-16 21:32

    A confession that shook the United States

    Kayhan, in a note, addressed the first official Pentagon report acknowledging the scale of damage the United States suffered in the war against Iran. The US has incurred tens of billions of dollars in losses and has lost hundreds of military buildings and installations.

  • Yemen now holds control of the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb 2026-09-16 20:07

    By Syeda Farheen Naqi Mossavi

    Two nations, two gates, one golden key

    TEHRAN — For six months, Washington’s story stayed the same: Iran and its allies are isolated, the resistance is finished, and the oil routes are safe under American control. Trump and his officials claimed all this happened in days, not years.

  • Iran-US 2026-09-15 20:52

    By Mahmoud M. Ravi-Nejad

    Iran rules out US talks until conditions are met

    Iran’s Supreme National Security Council urged the negotiators not to be distracted by contradictory messages from US president

    TEHRAN — Iran has ruled out any negotiations with the United States until its conditions are met, with Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Mohsen Rezaei warning Washington that the strategic equations surrounding oil and regional waterways have changed and that attempts to contain the consequences of the conflict will not alter what lies ahead.

  • Iran Oman 2026-09-14 23:53

    Regional Hormuz talks postponed, Iran-Oman understanding finalized

    TEHRAN — A high-level ministerial summit between Iran and Arab states of the Persian Gulf scheduled to convene in Oman to negotiate arrangements for safe commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz has been postponed to a later date.

  • US drone 2026-09-14 23:53

    IRGC shoots down advanced MQ-1 drone over Strait of Hormuz

    TEHRAN – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced on Monday that its aerospace units successfully tracked and brought down another sophisticated MQ-1 unmanned aerial vehicle over the strategic waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Tehran papers 2026-09-14 23:52

    Transformations in Yemen: An earthquake in regional calculations

    Ettelaat, in an analytical piece, examined the recent developments in Yemen. It wrote: What has been unfolding in Yemen in recent days goes far beyond a simple military shift between Ansarullah and Saudi‑backed forces.

  • Papers 2026-09-13 20:56

    The new strategic power of the Resistance

    Kayhan, in a note discussing recent developments in the Middle East, argues that a new strategic power structure has emerged within the Resistance axis. This new power is the result of several interconnected factors: Iran’s ability to overcome and outmaneuver the United States, Israel, and their regional allies, Yemen’s offensive military capabilities, and the steadfastness of Lebanon and Palestine.

  • Yemeni forces in the Red Sea 2026-09-13 20:51

    By Ali Minabi

    Hormuz Strait and Bab al-Mandab: Two strategic chokepoints

    TEHRAN — The current link between the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab is just a geographic connection between two maritime points. 

  • Araghchi 2026-09-13 20:47

    Iranian top diplomat's consultations go beyond BRICS

    TEHRAN— Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stepped up diplomatic consultations with regional counterparts on the situation in the Strait of Hormuz, using his meetings and telephone calls on the sidelines of the BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi to explain Tehran’s position on the strategic waterway and outline the regional approach Iran is pursuing with Oman.

  • Strait of Hormuz 2026-09-13 20:44

    Iran, Persian Gulf states to discuss Strait of Hormuz in Muscat

    FM Araqchi: Oman understanding not enough to reopen Hormuz

    TEHRAN — Iran and other Persian Gulf littoral states are scheduled to convene on Monday, September 14, in Muscat to deliberate on the security architecture of the Strait of Hormuz. 

  • Tehran papers 2026-09-11 20:16

    Americans are seeking a pretext for another strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities

    In an interview with Hassan Hanizadeh, an international affairs expert, Shargh referred to the anti‑Iran resolution passed by the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Hanizadeh said that this resolution was adopted under pressure from the United States and certain European countries to increase pressure on Iran and isolate it, and that its political dimension outweighs its technical aspects.

  • oil price 2026-09-11 19:27

    Sharp surge in oil prices recorded

    TEHRAN- The price of Brent crude oil futures during overnight trading jumped nearly 6% to $109.97 per barrel, the highest level in the past four months.

  • vc 2026-09-11 16:33

    Mission: Survey. Result: Seized

  • Tehran papers 2026-09-09 20:21

    From war to resolution

    Sobh‑e‑No analyzed Trump’s “invalid policy,” arguing that it stems from Washington’s inability to confront Iran’s power. After months of conflict and failure to counter Iran, the United States now intends to use another pressure lever — referring Iran’s case to the UN Security Council — in hopes of forcing Iran to yield.

  • Ramezan Sharif 2026-09-09 20:09

    General Sharif: Iran regards Strait of Hormuz as strategic deterrent

    TEHRAN — Brigadier General Ramezan Sharif, head of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Sacred Defense Documents Center and an adviser to the IRGC commander-in-chief, has described Iran’s ability to restrict or block maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz as a strategic and deterrent instrument of national power.

  • IRGC 2026-09-08 21:59

    Iran seizes US autonomous underwater vehicle in Strait of Hormuz

    TEHRAN- Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said Tuesday that it had seized an advanced US unmanned underwater vehicle at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz.

  • Araghchi 2026-09-08 21:31

    FM briefs parliamentary committee on regional security and Hormuz Strait

    TEHRAN — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has briefed Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission on the latest regional developments, diplomatic efforts and maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran continues to confront US pressure over the strategic waterway.

  • Baqaei 2026-09-08 21:28

    Iran criticizes Canada’s support for US measures over Hormuz Strait

    TEHEAN- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has criticized Canada’s support for US measures against Iran, saying Ottawa’s position amounts to “submission to intimidation” and will not shield it from pressure by its powerful neighbor.

  • Strait of Hormuz 2026-09-07 20:50

    Iran to declare ‘restricted zone’ beyond Strait of Hormuz amid US military adventurism

    TEHRAN — Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) has announced plans to declare a comprehensive new “restricted zone” extending beyond the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf. The move significantly heightens the maritime standoff with the United States and asserts Tehran’s operational control over critical shipping corridors.  

  • Baqaei 2026-09-07 20:39

    Iran warns South Korea against military role in Persian Gulf 

    TEHRAN — Iran has warned South Korea against any military involvement in the Persian Gulf or the Strait of Hormuz, while accusing Washington of creating disruption in regional shipping and rejecting Western efforts to revive international pressure over Tehran’s nuclear program.

  • Trump 2026-09-05 20:35

    By Mehrdad Bazrpash

    Hormuz: The bill for America's strategic miscalculation 

    How the Iran attack sent an energy shock through the bond market, the Fed and America’s $40 trillion debt

    TEHRAN — Washington's great miscalculation in attacking Iran may have been that it weighed the cost of war too heavily on the military battlefield and too little on America's economic balance sheet.

  • Hormuz 2026-09-04 20:17

    By Xavier Villar

    Flow vs. territory: The real battle for the Strait of Hormuz 

    MADRID — The Trump administration and its media echo chamber are trying to convince the world that Iran has lost control over the Strait of Hormuz. At the same time, they claim large volumes of oil are crossing the strait.

  • Ships crossing the Strait of Hormuz 2026-09-04 20:12

    By Mehdi Hassanvand

    Legal foundations for Iran’s enduring management of the Strait of Hormuz

    The world’s most critical energy chokepoint

    TEHRAN – The Strait of Hormuz, widely regarded as the world’s most important energy chokepoint, is far more than a narrow geographical passage. It is a strategic link where energy security, global trade, and national sovereignty intersect.