Iranian oil exports remain high despite US piracy and blockade claims, where Chinese buyers pay premiums, Indians pay in yuan, and Iran uses Hormuz’s legal geography as leverage.

The Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee has ratified a motion allowing the country to set up a new legal regime for the control of the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway in the Persian Gulf responsible for a fifth of global oil supply.

‎China has voiced its concern over the US attack on an Iranian vessel in the Sea of Oman, warning against any provocations.

Iran's military has vowed to take decisive action against the "terrorist US Army," following an American attack on an Iranian commercial vessel.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the US has violated the UN Charter by imposing a naval blockade on the country.

Parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says the Islamic Republic pushed back a financially and materially superior enemy in the recent war by successfully applying an asymmetric warfare strategy.

A senior Iranian official has stated that history demonstrates Iran is as skilled at putting tyrants in their place as it is at pursuing peace.