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21.04.2026 14:40 The Iranian Foreign Ministry says the United States is not serious about negotiations with Iran, asserting that Washington will face the Islamic Republic's decisive retaliation if it repeats its past mistakes concerning the country.

21.04.2026 14:40 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian says strengthening unity among Islamic countries is the most important way to counter conspiracies and prevent foreign powers from taking advantage.

21.04.2026 14:40 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the United States pursues malicious goals and lacks the necessary seriousness in its engagement with the Islamic Republic.

21.04.2026 14:40 Iran's Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref says there will be no "free security" for others in the Strait of Hormuz if Iranian oil exports are restricted.

21.04.2026 14:40 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stressed that honoring commitments is essential for dialogue, while condemning U.S. demands for Iran's surrender.

21.04.2026 14:40 Iran's joint military command pledged that Tehran would respond soon and called the US attack against an Iranian-flagged container ship near the Strait of Hormuz an act of piracy that violated the ceasefire that has been in place since April 8.

21.04.2026 14:40 A spokesman for Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Military Command said that Iran would respond swiftly to the seizure of an Iranian vessel by the US military in the Gulf of Oman.

21.04.2026 14:40 In the most high-profile statement from Beijing on the US blockade of Iranian ports so far, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on April 20 that "the Strait of Hormuz should remain open to traffic."

21.04.2026 14:40 Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday that the situation in the Strait of Hormuz is sensitive and complex. "We express concern over the forced interception of relevant vessel by the US." Guo's remarks came after a media inquiry that US intercepted a cargo ship sailing toward Iran, which Iran vowed retaliation and called it a "piracy" act, and that Tehran said it will not participate in a second round of talks.

21.04.2026 14:40 China has voiced its concern over the US attack on an Iranian vessel in the Sea of Oman, warning against any provocations.

21.04.2026 14:40 Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has called the United States' naval blockade of Iran and its recent seizure of an Iranian cargo ship unlawful, while calling for continued talks between Iran and the US to avoid a return to military confrontation.

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21.04.2026 14:40 Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom plans to resume construction of new units at the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant in Iran as quickly as possible once peace is restored, the company's CEO Alexey Likhachev said on Monday.

21.04.2026 14:40 Pakistan has told US President Donald Trump that the continued US naval blockade of Iranian ports is hampering Islamabad's efforts to mediate a second round of negotiations between Iran and the US aimed at permanently ending the US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

21.04.2026 14:40 President Lee Jae Myung on April 17 pledged to "substantially contribute to guaranteeing the freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz" in an international videoconference aimed at reopening the strategic waterway.