Iraqi resistance group Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba has vowed to target US forces if they fail to honor the September 30 deadline to fully withdraw from Iraq.

The US attack on a wedding party in southern Iran is the latest chapter in a decades-long history of such deliberate strikes – from Afghanistan to Iraq and now Iran – that have killed hundreds of civilians and turned moments of celebration into grief and mourning.

The IRGC says two oil tankers were stopped and caught fire after hitting mines in the Strait of Hormuz, warning of further punishment for shipping companies that follow US instructions instead of legal routes.

The spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces says more than 1,000 Israeli soldiers have been killed and many more injured as a result of Iran’s retaliatory strikes against military and strategic sites across the occupied territories.

US military officials have reportedly turned down a request by Saudi authorities to lead a military campaign against the Sana'a-based Yemeni government.

Any war-ending deal with Iran must include a binding and enforceable US commitment to non-aggression and no future threats against Iran or its allies; without which any deal or understanding is merely a lull before another storm.

General Abdollahi warns southern Persian Gulf states against providing assistance to or facilitating the use of their territories by the US military in its aggression against Iran.