On the one hand, aggressive threats and mutual attacks, on the other, diplomatic attempts to achieve peace. The world is following developments in the Middle East with apprehension.
Overnight, the United States resumed its attack on Iran "in honor of fallen soldiers," as President Donald Trump announced. At the same time, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards declared that two oil tankers were hit while attempting to cross the border. Strait of Hormuz.
US-Iran: Diplomatic efforts continue
But this morning the words of the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry have given new hope. Esmail Baghaei, according to which, despite the bombings diplomatic efforts continue with the US to reach a new agreement. "We have been informed by the mediators, we have received messages – without going into details – but the essential thing is that the diplomatic apparatus was active in recent days and that some ideas have been conveyed to us by some mediators,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said at a press conference in Tehran. Statements that They keep the stock markets afloat and slow down the price of oil.
Secondo Reuters, the mediators between Iran and the United States would have proposed to the parties a 10-day suspension of attacks. The proposed pause, the news agency explains, aims to create diplomatic space to revive the understanding between Tehran and Washington.
Tehran threatens, US considers sending new fighter jets
In the meantime, however, the tone remains heated.We will teach the United States a lesson "We will obey the Leader (Mojtaba Khamenei) and never tie Iran's fate to the promises of a child-killing enemy known for breaking commitments and using deception," he added, according to state television.
Washington could soon respond to the threats with facts. CNN in fact reports that the US plans to send more F-16 and F-35 fighters to the Middle East from bases in Europe, as well as aerial refueling tankers, to expand President Donald Trump's options as he evaluates how to proceed in the conflict with Iran. Last week, Trump received a briefing from the White House Situation Room on options for escalating the war and considered attempting to seize Kharg Island, a key Iranian export hub, or bombing Iran's nuclear facilities on Pickaxe Mountain. Trump, however, has not entirely ruled out the possibility of a diplomatic solution, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated last night that the door remains open for a return to the negotiating table.
"The Americans continue to send new military equipment to the region and claim they want to end the war. They have underestimated our intelligence," Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote in a post on social media X. "We have achieved maximum mastery in understanding these American games and, on this basis, we are ready," he added. "Actions must confirm the claims, not contradict them."
Houthis announce maritime blockade of Saudi Arabia
Meanwhile, the Yemeni armed group Houthi, supported by Iran, announced the Saudi Arabia's maritime blockadeThe announcement comes after Yemeni rebels and Riyadh exchanged fire last week for the first time in years.
The rebels “declare a maritime embargo against the criminal Saudi enemy, based on the equation ‘an eye for an eye,’ effective immediately upon the publication of this declaration,” Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said.
