The IRGC Quds Force Ground Forces announced on Saturday that it had identified and struck a professional terrorist team planning an operation in Saravan, killing four terrorists and seizing weapons and explosives.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the Strait of Hormuz will reopen provided the United States ends its blockade and aggression against Iran, stressing that Washington must abandon both its blockade and its sanctions.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated that the establishment of a unified currency among BRICS member states remains under review, emphasizing that all bloc nations agree on the need to strengthen national currencies for intra-group trade.

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei announced plans for an upcoming regional meeting in Oman bringing together foreign ministers from Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman coastal states to promote mutual understanding and joint regional security.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Friday that the Islamic Republic is prepared to serve as a strategic partner in energy, food, and transport supply chains for BRICS member states, calling on the bloc to transition from potential cooperation to operational economic integration.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, head of Iran’s negotiating delegation, stated that financial interventions and misleading reports from the US Department of the Treasury will fail to curb rising global oil prices, reacting to Brent crude surging past $105 per barrel.

China and Russia jointly opposed Western positions regarding Iran’s nuclear program during a United Nations Security Council session, warning that attempts to reinstate sanctions undermine international peace and security.

Iran’s recent capture of an advanced US Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV) in the Strait of Hormuz provides Tehran with a rare opportunity to study and reverse-engineer the vessel, dealing a notable setback to the Pentagon and defense firm Anduril Industries, according to a report by Reuters.

Russia’s Permanent Representative to International Organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, stated on Thursday that fully resuming the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) verification activities at Iranian nuclear facilities hinges on receiving credible guarantees from the United States and Israel regarding the non-use of force.

Iran’s ambassador and deputy permanent representative to the UN has said that US sanctions imposed against 27 Iranian airlines and entities active in Iran's civil aviation sector constitute an act of economic terrorism.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected the Arab League’s attempts at portraying the Islamic Republic’s acts of retaliation against the US’s regional interests as deliberate targeting of regional states.

Iran has strongly rejected renewed US allegations against the Islamic Republic concerning Yemen, calling Washington the primary source of regional instability.

Multiple US military aircraft have reportedly suffered damage in ‌Iran’s retaliatory strikes on the US-run Muwaffaq Salti air base, also known as al-Azraq base, in Jordan.