Esmail Baghaei

Mohammad-Reza Naqdi, advisor to the chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps, made the remarks in an interview published on Tuesday night with state-run Al-Alam news channel while elaborating on the latest situation of the Strait of Hormuz

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed National Security Council Director Shmuel Benezra on Sunday evening to appoint an inspector to conduct a comprehensive review of all aspects of security for foreign civilian flights arriving in Israel

Tehran demands compliance with MoU for Hormuz reopening amid rising tensions

On September 23, media outlets affiliated with Iran published remarks by a former senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official who explicitly mentioned Ramstein Air Base as one of the facilities used by the US in its war against Iran

Trump sees momentum after indirect Iran talks as oil falls and aviation sanctions bite

Iran denies any US message is being conveyed via Pakistan's visiting Interior Minister

Saudi Arabia shut down its key East-West pipeline last Friday after sustaining multiple hits

The contacts come as Saudi Arabia faces growing security pressure and reported concerns over support from regional and international partners

Diplomacy suffers blow with delay in meeting on Strait of Hormuz plan

Diplomacy suffers blow with delay in meeting on Strait of Hormuz plan

Their military gains over the past week do not necessarily change the restrictions they have to deal with as an internationally unrecognised governing authority

Baghaei called on neighboring countries to put previous disputes aside and pursue dialogue aimed at strengthening regional security and reducing the involvement of outside powers

He gave no details on casualties or damage

Iran has been at war since February 28, when U.S.-Israeli strikes killed its supreme leader

A six-member bloc of Gulf states is considering a meeting with Iranian officials next week to discuss the future of the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be the first such gathering since the war began more than six months ago

Brent above $100 as Hormuz squeeze and Iran-backed Houthi gains threaten vital oil routes

In response, gov’t forces have launched strikes on Houthi positions as fighting escalates

A six-member bloc of Gulf states is considering a meeting with Iranian officials next week to discuss the future of the Strait of Hormuz, in what would be the first such gathering since the war began more than six months ago

Iran-backed proxies in Yemen captured strategic locations along the Red Sea on Thursday, potentially expanding Tehran’s influence over another key Middle Eastern waterway

It recently sent a team from the defense ministry to the United Arab Emirates to assess the situation

Days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek, Tehran has referred to its ties with New Delhi as "long-standing" and "historic."

South Korea is under pressure from Washington to send forces to the Strait of Hormuz, a move Iran warns would have serious consequences

An increase in 2019 sparked nationwide protests and a crackdown that reportedly killed over 300 people

The nuclear watchdog’s warning comes as the four Western powers seek support for a draft resolution at the 35-member board that would send the Iran issue back to the UN Security Council (UNSC) for the first time in two decades, according to Reuters

Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei on Monday launched a scathing verbal assault against Canada, accusing it of "strategic confusion" and endorsing US-Israel military aggression after Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne condemned Tehran's "destabilising activities" in the Middle East

U.S. crude oil also rose by more than 2.5% to nearly $94 per barrel

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude also gained 1.3% to $92.68 a barrel after briefly topping $93, CNBC reported

Asian and European stocks tumbled after the airstrikes, though Wall Street opened higher as investors focused instead on AI developments

Dr Andy Xie is a Shanghai-based independent economist specialising in China and Asia, and writes, speaks and consults on global economics and financial markets

Washington's 'economic terrorism' forcing nations to alter trade ties: Tehran

Each has its own complex history of ties with Tehran, yet they provide unique corridors for trade less susceptible to interception than sea transit

Washington's 'economic terrorism' forcing nations to alter trade ties: Tehran

Tehran retains proxy influence, missile strike capabilities and a 970-pound stockpile of enriched uranium buried under bombed sites

In that time, US President Donald Trump has published at least 319 posts mentioning Iran on Truth Social, his social media platform — roughly one every 14 hours

The top diplomats of the two countries met to discuss managing commercial shipping traffic in the vital waterway, which remains largely shut down nearly six months after the Iran war began

The impasse in U.S. President Donald Trump’s war against Iran has now lasted for so long that even jokes about Groundhog Day have grown stale

The move comes after six months of a war launched by the US and Israel that has since reached a stalemate amid a lack of diplomatic resolution

Flight cancellations continue as tanker is hit off Oman and US tightens pressure on Tehran

Scott Bessent: an economic D-Day is coming for Iran

Iran and Oman are set to hold fresh talks on reopening the Strait of Hormuz as Tehran faces mounting U.S. economic pressure

The talks took place on Monday during a daylong diplomatic mission to Tehran by Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir

Pezeshkian stressed the need for the United States to remain committed to its obligations toward Iran "based on the (country's) legitimate rights and international regulations."

Stricter US measures and Iran’s Hormuz rules disrupt Gulf shipping and finance

Iran has decried impending United States sanctions as a “complete erosion of sovereignty” following US President Donald Trump’s threat to punish any country doing business with Tehran

Iran under mounting US economic squeeze as Gulf trade and travel face uncertainty

Iran on Saturday denounced U.S. plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic's economy and have an impact on its most important trading partners including China

Iran on Saturday denounced U.S. plans to announce new sanctions that could put further strain on the Islamic Republic's economy and have an impact on its most important trading partners including China

US blockade, new sanctions deepen Hormuz standoff as Iran vows pressure will fail

About 40,000 troops are stationed in the Middle East across some 20 sites