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28.04.2026 19:20 The root cause of the obstruction of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz is the US and Israel's illegal military operations against Iran, Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the United Nations, said at a UN Security Council meeting on maritime safety on Monday local time.

28.04.2026 19:20 Russia's minister of defense has expressed confidence that Moscow and Tehran would stand in support of each other amid the situation arising from the United States' unlawful aggression targeting the Islamic Republic.

28.04.2026 19:20 The heads of police, military, customs and immigration agencies from across 24 jurisdictions will convene in Brisbane this week at the eighth annual Joint Heads of Pacific Security meeting to discuss strategic priorities and advance Pacific-led responses to regional security challenges.

28.04.2026 19:20 Iran's Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi says the United States and Israel carried out nearly 240 attacks on medical facilities in the Islamic Republic during the recent war, leaving at least 50 hospitals damaged.

28.04.2026 19:20 White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed that US President Donald Trump discussed a new Iranian proposal to resolve the two-month-old war, now under a cease-fire, with his top security aides on April 27.

28.04.2026 19:20 The US State Department, through its Rewards for Justice Program, is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information related to an Iraqi militia commander linked to Iran-backed militias operating in the country.

28.04.2026 19:20 US President Donald Trump has discussed with his national security team Iran's proposal on the mutual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday.

28.04.2026 19:20 Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced strong support for Tehran in its conflict with the United States and Israel as he greeted Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi for talks in St. Petersburg on April 27.

28.04.2026 19:20 Iran has given the US a new proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and hold talks on Tehran's nuclear program at a later stage, Tass reported citing news website.

28.04.2026 19:20 Iran continues to consolidate gains on multiple strategic fronts, with the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps reaffirming the cohesion and battlefield resilience of the Axis of Resistance, while firmly dismissing Israeli claims of Hezbollah's military capabilities as unfounded.

28.04.2026 19:20 Iran has condemned the United States for the outright legalization of piracy and armed robbery on the high seas, following the interception of Iranian oil tankers by US forces under the pretext of so-called "seizure warrants."

28.04.2026 19:20 Parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, who led the first round of talks with the United States in Pakistan on April 11-12, warned in a post on X that Iran still holds strategic leverage despite the United States' "winning cards."

28.04.2026 19:20 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday that he had good meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed in detail the conflict between Israel, the United States and Iran.

28.04.2026 19:20 Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres' remarks at the Security Council open debate on maritime security, in New York today:

28.04.2026 19:20 The Security Council today heard urgent calls to restore freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres warning that disruptions since early March have "struck" at global energy security, food supplies and trade. Speakers condemned the use of one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints as a "bargaining chip" and an illegal assault on shipping, seafarers and the global economy.