Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has stated that negotiations with the American side are ongoing through intermediary countries, including Pakistan and Qatar, adding that Iran has presented a seven-day initiative with specific conditions to the US.

A senior Iranian security official has stated that the country has made a definitive decision to respond without any limitation or restraint to any enemy aggression, assassinations, or killings.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized that all regional problems stem from the US warmongering nature, stating that Washington must lift its threats and sanctions before any dialogue can take place.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has emphasized that Iran takes pride in national heroes like Sattar Khan, asserting, "We will eat dirt, but we will not cede our soil."

First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref told the expanded meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government that Iran exercised its inherent right of self-defense under Article 51 of the UN Charter during the 40-day war, and once again showed that it does not seek war or instability and always prefers peace over confrontation.

Field Marshal Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief, arrived in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian officials, in a visit aimed at continuing cooperation between Tehran and Islamabad and following up on regional developments and Iran-US negotiations.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Tuesday that its air defenses downed a US MQ-9 drone over the Strait of Hormuz and that two "violating" tankers were set ablaze by mines planted in an unauthorized route south of the strait.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Saturday that American maximalism is the main obstacle to progress in negotiations between Iran and the United States, stressing that Iran has not retreated from its principled positions and that diplomacy is part of Iran's defense.

Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting, emphasized the necessity of respecting the UN Charter, principles of international law, and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations, stating that international disputes and challenges must be resolved through dialogue, cooperation, and diplomatic mechanisms.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that Iran has no fundamental differences with regional countries, attributing the discord in the region to the divisive policies and interventions of the United States.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi stated that since the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement between Iran and Russia took effect following its signing by the presidents of both countries at the Kremlin, bilateral relations have found new and more significant dimensions.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Tehran on an official visit to meet and hold talks with officials of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Iran's First Vice President stated that the government has drafted a two-year action plan aimed at maximizing the use of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) capacities in various fields, adding that alongside economic and trade cooperation, developing ties in advanced technologies and artificial intelligence is among Iran's priorities within the organization's framework.