Major General Mostafa Izadi, Deputy Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), says IRGC firmly controls the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's Armed Forces remain fully prepared in southern regions.
The United States has imposed sanctions on all of Iran's remaining active airlines, sharply escalating pressure on Tehran's aviation sector as part of a broader campaign aimed at cutting the Islamic republic off from international trade and finance.
"Today, the United States continues implementation of Operation Economic Outcast by sanctioning 36 entities and individuals in multiple jurisdictions for aiding Iran's aviation sector. This sector has enabled the regime to support proliferation and terrorism worldwide."
Today, under Operation Economic Outcast, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned 36 targets for supporting Iran's aviation sector, which the regime uses to move weapons, personnel, and illicit cargo. Today's action also targeted covert front companies, foreign intermediaries, and deceptive transshipment routes that Iran relies on to obtain U.S.-origin aircraft and sensitive technology. In addition to OFAC's action, Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing an Alert asking financial institutions to report procurement networks supporting Iran's aviation industry.
The Islamic Republic of Iran emphasized at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting that its nuclear capabilities are rooted in knowledge, determination, and human resources of a proud nation and no amount of force can change it.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says coordination between the country's diplomatic and defense efforts will continue to safeguard national interests.
Minister of Justice Amin Hossein Rahimi says the crimes committed during the US-Israeli imposed war on Iran, and the material damage are being documented for lawsuits as well as, judicial and legal follow-up at international forums.
President Masoud Pezeshkian says Iran will continue its resistance with strength until the aggressors fully regret their actions, and will safeguard the rights of the Iranian nation.
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the way to restore normal conditions in the Strait of Hormuz is for the United States to return to and honor its commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding with Iran.
Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Mostafa Izadi has said that the enemy sought to push the Iranian people out of the field through pressure, sanctions, economic hardship, and war, but the nation stood firm and remained on the scene.
The Minister for the Middle East, Stephen Doughty MP, has provided a written update to parliament on Iran Sanctions measures.
Britain on September 8 published legislation introducing tougher sanctions on Iran, expanding trade restrictions and powers to target ships as part of a wider effort to curb Tehran's nuclear program and other activities the United Kingdom considers hostile.
The UK government, maintaining its hostile and unconstructive stance toward Iran, has issued new regulations to expand unilateral sanctions on the financial, commercial, and aviation sectors.
An unprovoked and illegal war of aggression launched by the United States and the Israeli regime against Iran more than six months ago and its impact on the world, in general, and on aggressors themselves in particular, remain the focus of international media and analysts.
Iran's Ambassador to Germany, Majid Neeli, has described the latest move by the United States and the three European countries of Germany, France, and Britain to refer Iran's nuclear issue to the UN Security Council as another act of "lawlessness," recalling a similar move by the three European countries last year.
Iran says that breaches of confidentiality at the International Atomic Energy Agency had previously exposed sensitive information that was later used to facilitate sabotage against safeguarded nuclear facilities.
Iranian media have reported the killing of a local commander of the Basij militia in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchistan, which borders Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Iranian crude stored aboard tankers outside the US blockade zone has fallen from about 90 million barrels in mid-July to roughly 29 million barrels, according to data from shipping-analytics firm Kpler featured in a Wall Street Journal report published on September 7.
On September 8, under the direction of U.S. Southern Command, Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere (JTF-WHEM) forces successfully interdicted a floating refueling station supporting illicit at-sea drug trafficking operations in the Eastern Pacific.
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