With his approval ratings languishing in the low 30s and voters furious over the soaring cost of living and his failed war on Iran, US President Donald Trump has resorted to extraordinary measures to save his party’s midterm prospects by promising free cash.

Iran’s Ambassador to the UN Human Rights Council, Ali Bahreini, has stressed that the right to life is not a bargaining chip and the right to self-determination is not a privilege that major powers can grant or deny.

Iran's Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the "aggressive attack" by the US military on several Iranian tankers on Tuesday evening, according to a statement.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in its fifteenth statement, reported targeting two US vessels, eight tankers and ten violating ships attempting to pass through the prohibited and unsafe zone of the Strait of Hormuz.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy has captured an advanced, autonomous US military unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz during a complex intelligence and operational effort, the IRGC Public Relations department announced in an official statement.

The head of Iran's Basij Organization said "the aura of the US military was shattered in this war," stating: "An army that targets schools and wedding ceremonies is not a superpower's army, but a criminal and child-killing army, and today the whole world sees this reality."

Qatar's Foreign Ministry announced that the country, together with regional and international partners, is working to resume negotiations between Washington and Tehran.

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi held a telephone conversation on Tuesday, discussing bilateral issues and the latest regional and international developments.

The Iranian President emphasized that Iran has always opposed war and views the protection of people's interests and regional security as lying in refraining from provocation — but just as it has bravely defended itself against aggression to this day, it will continue resistance with full force until the aggressors are completely regretful.

Yemeni Armed Forces launched a large-scale military operation using dozens of ballistic missiles and drones targeting Saudi Aramco facilities and Khamis Mushait Air Base in response to escalating Saudi airstrikes, military spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced Tuesday.

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi spoke by telephone on Monday with Hissein Brahim Taha, the new Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

The President of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pir-Hossein Kolivand, has called on the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to urgently determine the status and location of three Iranian pilots and facilitate communication with their families.

Iran’s permanent mission to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has dismissed calls for the unconditional implementation of IAEA safeguards as "senseless" under current security conditions, urging the UN nuclear watchdog to first demand an end to US and Israeli military aggression against Iranian nuclear facilities.