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20.04.2026 08:10 On April 18, Tehran reinforced its control over the Strait of Hormuz, stating that all maritime traffic will remain under Iranian supervision as long as Washington's "blockade" of Iranian ports continues.

20.04.2026 08:10 The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps Navy says Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz after the United States chose to maintain its blockade of the Islamic Republic's ports in violation of the conditions of the ongoing ceasefire.

20.04.2026 08:10 A senior Iranian commander says the country's air defense forces successfully intercepted 170 enemy drones during the US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic.

20.04.2026 08:10 The spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters says Iran has reasserted control over the Strait of Hormuz due to the United States' so-called naval blockade of the waterway and its acts of "piracy."

20.04.2026 08:10 Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz from Saturday evening until the United States completely lifts its naval blockade, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy Command said on Saturday.

20.04.2026 08:10 The Iranian armed forces have restored military control over the Strait of Hormuz due to the US blockade, Ebrahim Zolfaghari, a spokesman for the Khatam Al-Anbiya central headquarters of the Iranian military command, said on Saturday.

20.04.2026 08:10 Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the US president made "seven claims in one hour, all of which are false."

20.04.2026 08:10 The Foreign Ministry's spokesman denounces the European Union for preaching Iran about how it should treat enemy threats targeting the Strait of Hormuz, reminding how Brussels, itself, quietly green-lighted the adversaries' aggression targeting the Islamic Republic.

20.04.2026 08:10 Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, in remarks on Saturday, said the Islamic Republic of Iran successfully pushed back the enemy despite its superior financial and material resources by applying the asymmetric warfare strategy.

20.04.2026 08:10 A senior Iranian official has stated that history demonstrates Iran is as skilled at putting tyrants in their place as it is at pursuing peace.

20.04.2026 08:10 President Masoud Pezeshkian says the Iranian Army is firmly determined to continue its path to defend Iran's territorial integrity and the Islamic Revolution.

20.04.2026 08:10 Iran's First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref has reiterated that the management of the Strait of Hormuz lies with Iran and constitutes a legal right of the Islamic Republic.

20.04.2026 08:10 Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Saeed Khatibzadeh says the Islamic Republic will enter the next round of negotiations with the United States only if a framework of understanding is agreed upon by both sides.

20.04.2026 08:10 Iran's Supreme National Security Council says the Islamic Republic will maintain control of all traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz until a negotiated end to the US-Israeli-imposed war is achieved.

20.04.2026 08:10 The Islamic Republic of Iran has not yet approved the next round of indirect negotiations with the United States in light of President Donald Trump's imposition of a naval blockade on Iranian ports and the American side's excessive demands during recent talks in Islamabad, according to a report.