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20.04.2026 15:50 Speaker of the Iranian Parliament Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf has laid bare the fragile, sentiment-driven foundations of Western financial systems amid escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, in an insightful commentary that underscores the Islamic Republic's strategic leverage over global energy markets.

20.04.2026 15:50 Iran's official news agency IRNA said on Sunday the country has rejected taking part in the second round of the peace talks with the United States.

20.04.2026 15:50 The head of the Tehran Crisis Management Organization said on April 19 that 44,750 building units in Tehran were damaged during the war and that the government would compensate losses to those properties, including household belongings, repairs, and damaged vehicles.

20.04.2026 15:50 The United States has carried out a flagrant act of aggression on an Iranian merchant vessel in the waters of the Sea of Oman, deploying its terrorist marines onto the ship's deck and disabling its navigation systems.

20.04.2026 15:50 On April 19, the maritime tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalated as reports indicated that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy forced US forces to withdraw from the Sea of Oman following an incident involving an Iranian merchant vessel.

20.04.2026 15:50 The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps has forced US forces stationed in the Sea of Oman to retreat and leave the area after they fired at an Iranian merchant ship, a report said.

20.04.2026 15:50 Iranian armed forces have turned back two more oil tankers sailing under the flags of Botswana and Angola in the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran declared the strategic waterway closed again.

20.04.2026 15:50 US Vice President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan for Iran negotiations, a White House official told Anadolu, confirming his participation amid contradictory statements.

20.04.2026 15:50 Donald Trump has again threatened to strike Iran's bridges and power plants if Tehran refuses a deal with Washington on unresolved disputes.

20.04.2026 15:50 Iranian state-affiliated media have not yet confirmed that Tehran will send its delegation for a new round of negotiations with the United States, announced by President Donald Trump.

20.04.2026 15:50 Iran will never relinquish control of the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian lawmaker has stated, calling the vital waterway an inseparable part of the Islamic Republic's national sovereignty that will remain under full Iranian authority.

20.04.2026 15:50 Iran has called the US blockade of its ports an unlawful act which violates key terms of international law, including the United Nations Charter.

20.04.2026 15:50 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Islamic Republic does not seek to expand war as the continuation of conflicts will not be beneficial to any country.

20.04.2026 15:50 Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has warned that any hostile actions against Iran or the Axis of Resistance will trigger a "chain reaction."

20.04.2026 15:50 Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has hit out at his US counterpart Donald Trump over his threats, saying he is not in a position to deprive the Iranian nation of its inalienable right to a peaceful nuclear program.