"Washington is attempting to engage with Tehran through intermediaries and is receptive to a balanced nuclear agreement."

"These baseless and unfounded allegations confirm the criminal occupation's disregard for the mediators, the guarantor countries, and all parties participating in the so-called 'Peace Council'."

We are still in a state of war and we take the threats very seriously.

We have identified 82 metro stations in the capital as shelters and are currently equipping them with essential living supplies.

We condemn Israel's violation of the ceasefire in Gaza, which undermines regional and international efforts to stabilize the truce.

The Iranian people, with their awareness and discernment, have been and continue to be supportive of the defenders of national security and sovereignty, and will, as before, thwart the plots of the front of arrogance.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has always been and remains the protector of peace and stability in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. Freedom of navigation and the safe passage of commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz is of paramount importance to Iran, as it is to our neighbors. The presence of foreign powers in our region has always led to the exact opposite of what is declared, namely, escalating the situation instead of de-escalating it.