A senior Iranian commander says the initiative of the Strait of Hormuz remains in Iran’s hands.

South Korean President Lee Jae​ Myung says his country will not deploy troops or military assets to join the US-led military aggression against Iran, defying calls from Washington to support the illegal war.

The IRGC Navy has announced that the offending Togo-flagged oil tanker Trend was struck and brought to a halt after a fire broke out aboard the vessel as it attempted an illegal passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran has strongly protested Germany’s hostile positions toward the Islamic Republic and the German embassy’s interventionist activities in Tehran.

Iran’s Army says US vessels are staying far from its shores because of the strength of the country’s naval forces.

Libya’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Sadiq al-Ghariani says the United States claims control over the Strait of Hormuz but it is actually trapped in an increasingly difficult situation in the strategic waterway.

The IRGC says its air defense forces have intercepted and destroyed the 52nd MQ-9 drone operated by the US military over Qeshm Island.