Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy announced that a supertanker carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil exploded and caught fire after striking a naval mine south of the Strait of Hormuz.
Two non-compliant tankers caught fire and were halted after hitting mines laid in the southern Strait of Hormuz while attempting to pass through prohibited area, The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps said on Tuesday.
The IRGC says two oil tankers were set ablaze after mines planted along an unauthorized passage south of the Strait of Hormuz exploded.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has intercepted and shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran's top security official asserts that "there will be no negotiations" with the United States until Washington takes steps to build trust.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told Pakistani mediator Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir that Iran has nothing new other than its previous seven conditions for US talks.
President Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistani Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir Tuesday that the tensions in the region are all result of US warmongering policies.
President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran will not surrender its territory, invoking the legacy of constitutional revolutionary figure Sattar Khan.
Iran's Ambassador and Chargé d'Affaires to the United Nations in New York, Gholamhossein Darzi, has warned the UN secretary-general and the Security Council about US and Israeli threats of further aggression against Iran.
Iranian envoy urges the UN Security Council to condemn threats by the US and the Israeli regime against the Islamic Republic's territory and critical infrastructure.
Iranian ambassador to Russia says consultations between President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, will continue on the sidelines of the upcoming summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Moscow, as Tehran and Moscow intensify high-level diplomatic engagement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran and Moscow are enjoying the closest relations in their history.
A plan to expand the Iran Army Air Force's capabilities was reviewed during a Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission meeting with the Air Force commander.
Iran's top military commander has warned that any renewed attack would trigger a stronger response.
President Pezeshkian has appointed Brigadier General Seyyed Majid Ibn al-Reza as his adviser on Iran's national defense affairs.
The Nohe-Dey (9-Dey) is an Iranian short-range air-defense system designed to protect missile infrastructure from drones, cruise missiles, and precision-guided weapons, with evolving missile variants intended to strengthen close-in defense capabilities.
Secretary of Supreme National Security (SNSC) Major General Mohsen Rezaei told Pakistani mediator Field Marshal Asim Munir on Tuesday evening that even a particle of enriched uranium will not exit Iran at all.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the US's dispute with Iran lies in Washington's opposition to Iran's Islamic establishment and its refusal to accept American dominance.
Iran's Foreign Ministry summoned the German and Irish ambassadors to Tehran on October 19 to protest what it described as baseless accusations by Germany and the European Union against the Islamic republic.
Iran's Intelligence Ministry said it had arrested 39 people in Qazvin Province on allegations of involvement in the December/January protests and the destruction of public and private property.
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