Iranian authorities have pushed back on U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that Washington has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz. On Wednesday stateside, Iran’s Persian Strait Gulf Authority said in a post on X that “Claims and repeated posts by U.S. officials that the Strait of Hormuz is no longer blocked do not change the reality: the Strait of Hormuz remains blocked and will not be reopened until Iran’s conditions are accepted.” Read more on CNBC:

Iranian photojournalist Yalda Moaiery has been sentenced to 15 years in prison under legislation enacted after the 2025 Israel-Iran war. Moaiery, known for documenting dissent and women’s lives, said IRGC intelligence officers raided her home during anti-government protests and seized her electronic equipment. She said they returned after US air strikes this year and confiscated her belongings again. The case has raised fresh concerns over press freedom and dissent in Iran. #Iran# #YaldaMoaiery# #PressFreedom# #Journalism# #IndiaTodayGlobal#

Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has described the hours after Ali Khamenei was killed, saying senior officials knew about an hour after the bombing but decided to wait until 8 a.m. the next day to announce his death, alongside the formation of a Leadership Council.

IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS HE WAS ASSURED BY UKRAINIAN COUNTERPART THAT ATTACK ON IRANIAN SHIP WAS 'UNINTENTIONAL AND UKRAINE SEEKS NO ESCALATION' IRANIAN FM ARAQCHI: IRAN DOES NOT SEEK ESCALATION EITHER, BUT MADE CLEAR ANY ATTACK ON OUR CITIZENS OR INTERESTS IS UNACCEPTABLE; THERE MUST BE RESTITUTION FOR LOSSES