Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has declared that a primary objective of the United States’ military operation against Iran was to establish control over the oil flowing through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz — one of the world’s most strategically critical energy chokepoints. Lavrov made the remarks on Saturday at the Antalya…

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh declared on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz remains open to commercial shipping and categorically ruled out any Iranian blockade of the critical waterway, even as competing narratives from Tehran and Washington continue to cloud the geopolitical situation surrounding one of the world’s most strategically vital maritime corridors. Speaking…

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council issued a stark warning on Saturday, declaring that any attempt by the United States to impose a maritime blockade on the Strait of Hormuz will be regarded as a direct violation of the existing ceasefire regime — and will prompt Tehran to obstruct the waterway’s limited reopening in response. “As…

Russia’s state nuclear corporation Rosatom has declared its readiness to assist in the transfer of enriched uranium from Iran, as the question of Tehran’s nuclear stockpile remains the most contentious and unresolved issue in ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran. The announcement was made on Saturday by Rosatom Chief Executive Alexey Likhachev in an interview…

BEIRUT — Hezbollah has issued a stark warning that Israeli military strikes on Lebanese territory, carried out in direct violation of a freshly brokered ceasefire agreement, will not go unanswered. Mahmoud Komati, deputy head of Hezbollah’s political council, made the declaration on Saturday, signalling that the resistance movement is prepared to chart an independent course…

Iranian Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref issued a stark warning on Saturday, declaring that Tehran will pursue full sovereign control over the Strait of Hormuz through diplomatic means or, if necessary, on the battlefield. Speaking to the SNN broadcaster, Aref stated unequivocally: “Iran will pursue the right to control the Strait of Hormuz either at…

Tehran has issued a stark warning to Washington over the ongoing naval blockade of Iranian ports, with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf declaring that Iran’s armed forces remain on full combat readiness even as diplomatic negotiations continue between the two sides. “If they don’t lift the blockade, traffic through the strait will definitely be…

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva delivered a forceful indictment of the United States-led unipolar world order on Saturday, 19 April 2026, during a keynote address at the 1st Progressive Mobilization Meeting held in Barcelona, Spain. Speaking before an international audience, Lula condemned the structural inequalities of the current global system, asserting that the…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry has delivered a sharp rebuke to the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, after she called on Tehran to comply with international law and keep the Strait of Hormuz open to navigation — a statement that Iranian officials dismissed as emblematic of the bloc’s entrenched double standards. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail…

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko has issued a pointed warning to NATO, stating that Moscow’s response to the alliance’s escalating activities in the Arctic will be swift and proportionate. Speaking in an interview published on 19 April 2026, Grushko declared that Russia possesses ample capacity to counter any threats to its national security and…