Iran continues to consolidate its diplomatic and military leverage, even as Trump announced the premature end of the offensive aimed at forcing open the Strait of Hormuz.

In a politically motivated move, a UK-based independent journalist and activist faces an “anti-terror probe” after her recent visit to Iran, where she reported on post-war developments, including massive rallies against the US-Israeli war coalition.

Iran tightened its control over the Strait of Hormuz, rolling out a formal mechanism for regulating maritime traffic through the world’s most sensitive oil chokepoint.

Lawyers for two abducted Gaza flotilla activists say Israeli officers have threatened them with death.

Iran consolidated its unchallenged authority over the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, pushing back decisively against the latest US military offensives.

Iran’s envoy to Germany has dismissed Merz’s claim about Iran’s peaceful nuclear program, saying Berlin “must” clearly condemn the deadly US-Israeli assault on the Minab elementary school.

Three Mossad-linked violent rioters convicted of murdering security forces during the foreign-backed January unrest in the city of Mashhad were executed in Iran.