Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Thursday that Iran and Oman will jointly manage the Strait of Hormuz in line with international law.<\/p>\n
In remarks carried by Iran\u2019s state broadcaster\u00a0IRIB\u00a0citing Lebanon\u2019s\u00a0Al Mayadeen TV, Araghchi said Iran and Oman, as the two countries bordering the strategic waterway, have the \u201cnatural right\u201d to coordinate and make decisions regarding its management.<\/p>\n
He said Tehran would exchange views with Gulf countries over developments related to the strait but stressed that decisions concerning its administration would ultimately be made by Iran and Oman.<\/p>\n
Araghchi said efforts by both sides are aimed at ensuring safe passage for all ships through the strait in accordance with international law.<\/p>\n
In the same interview, Araghchi said communication with Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei remains ongoing and that his directives are received \u201cin due time\u201d and implemented precisely.<\/p>\n
He also said there is broad national consensus around Iran\u2019s leadership and that state affairs are proceeding \u201cin a very good direction.\u201d<\/p>\n
Top Iranian military adviser says missiles were ready after Israeli threats to Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs<\/p>\n
A top military adviser to Iran\u2019s supreme leader said on Thursday that missiles were ready to be launched after Israeli threats to target Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs, reaffirming support for Hezbollah.<\/p>\n
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In an interview with Iranian state television, Mohsen Rezaei said Israel sought to pressure Lebanon in an attempt to influence negotiations with Iran.<\/p>\n
He warned Israel to leave Lebanon, saying the country would be \u201can inseparable part of any agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rezaei said Iran remains committed to supporting its allies, particularly Hezbollah, which \u201csacrificed lives\u201d during the recent war.<\/p>\n
\u201cA state that does not support its allies loses credibility,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
The Iranian official also warned that any confrontation would place northern Israel under conditions \u201cfar more difficult\u201d than those seen during the 40-day war.<\/p>\n
On the Strait of Hormuz, Rezaei described the strategic waterway as \u201ca strong deterrence arm\u201d in Iran\u2019s hands.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Strait of Hormuz is open for trade, not for military presence,\u201d he said, accusing Washington of maintaining maritime pressure despite the continued movement of commercial shipping.<\/p>\n
Rezaei also called for the release of at least $24 billion in frozen Iranian funds to help build trust in negotiations.<\/p>\n
US House blocks Lebanon war powers resolution<\/p>\n
The US House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a war powers resolution aimed at preventing US military involvement in Israeli attacks in Lebanon, where airstrikes by Israel have killed thousands since early March.<\/p>\n
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The “Lebanon War Powers Resolution,” introduced by Representative\u00a0Rashida Tlaib, failed in a 92-324 vote, with two members voting present. The measure sought to direct the president to remove any US armed forces present in Lebanon out of the country within seven days of adoption.<\/p>\n
Following the vote, Tlaib expressed deep regret over the outcome but vowed to press forward with her efforts. In a statement, she said her resolution was a critical step toward ending US participation in “the Israeli apartheid regime’s ongoing brutal invasion, indiscriminate bombing, and ethnic cleansing campaign in Lebanon.”<\/p>\n
While Tlaib lamented that “far too many” of her colleagues failed to recognize the severity of the situation in Lebanon, she expressed gratitude to the lawmakers who voted in favor of the measure.<\/p>\n
“This fight is not over,” Tlaib said. “The Lebanese people continue to be subjected to violent forced displacement, illegal military occupation, and deadly US-funded bombs.”<\/p>\n
She added that she looks forward to House Democratic leadership “swiftly delivering on their promise to support H.Con.Res. 108, a new Lebanon War Powers Resolution, and reassert Congressional authority to put an end to US. participation in this unjust invasion.”<\/p>\n
Earlier Thursday, House Democratic leadership had announced that they would vote against Tlaib\u2019s initial resolution, opting instead to signal support for another war powers resolution that Tlaib introduced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
“We stand with the Lebanese people, the government of Lebanon and the Lebanese Armed Forces in their efforts to live peacefully and defeat Hezbollah, a violent terrorist organization that is a sworn enemy of the United States,” Democratic leaders said in a joint statement.<\/p>\n
The statement also emphasized that they did not support any effort by the Trump administration to entangle the United States in a war in Lebanon or other parts of the Middle East. It noted that “currently, there are no US service members involved in combat operations or hostilities in Lebanon.”<\/p>\n
The vote comes a day after Lebanon and Israel agreed to renew their fragile ceasefire and establish \u201cpilot zones\u201d placing the Lebanese army in exclusive territorial control, with all non-state actors excluded.<\/p>\n
The agreement was announced in a joint statement released following a fourth round of US-mediated talks held at the State Department on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Trump says he does not need deal with Iran to get enriched uranium<\/p>\n
US\u00a0President Donald Trump on Thursday\u00a0said that\u00a0Washington did not need a deal with Iran to get enriched\u00a0uranium\u00a0from the country.<\/p>\n
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“We could get it right now. I don’t think they could stop us if we wanted, but there’s no reason to. It’s entombed,” he told reporters in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n
Trump also said that he did not want to meet with Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.<\/p>\n
But he added that if Washington and Tehran reached a deal, it was possible that the two would meet and added: “If it happened … I’d be respectful”.<\/p>\n
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