The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy has inspected the operational readiness of units stationed in key strategic locations, including the Strait of Hormuz, the Greater Tunb, and the Lesser Tunb.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry summons China’s ambassador to Tehran to protest Beijing’s support for “baseless claims” about three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.

Tehran has dismissed “baseless” and “unacceptable” the Arab League statement on Abu Musa, the Greater and Lesser Tunbs in the Persian Gulf, reiterating its sovereignty over the three Iranian islands.

Tehran has condemned a joint statement from several Arab countries and Russia about Iran’s three Persian Gulf islands as an interference in its internal affairs, stressing that it will not hesitate to preserve its territorial integrity.

A senior Iranian official says the UAE will destabilize the region’s security by repeating its claims of ownership over the three Iranian islands in the Persian Gulf.

Tehran rejects a joint statement by Japan and some Arab countries about Iran’s sovereignty over three islands in the Persian Gulf.

Iran’s parliament speaker has urged Russia not to contribute to the West’s “dangerous” geopolitical schemes aimed at destabilizing the Persian Gulf.