Iran-US war: Hormuz row deepens as Tehran vows not to reopen strait with ‘aggression’ | Best Update | Today’s news
Tensions between Iran and the United States escalated further on Tuesday as both sides firmed up their positions over the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran insisting the strategic waterway would not be reopened through “war and aggression” while Washington continued military operations and plans to monitor commercial shipping through the strait.
Here are the latest developments from the conflict:
Iran says Hormuz will not reopen through ‘war and aggression’
Iranian military spokesman Brigadier General Mohammad Akrami-Nia warned that the Strait of Hormuz “will never be reopened by war, hostility or acts of aggression by the United States,” Iran’s Press TV reported.
At a public rally on Monday, Akrami-Nia accused Washington of violating international law and called on US President Donald Trump to respect the sovereignty of nations.
Iran filed a complaint against the US at the UN
Iran has formally filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), accusing the United States of violating the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed last month in Islamabad.
In a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Security Council President Zenon Ngai Mukong, Iran’s UN envoy Amir Saeid Iravani said Washington had “actively and systematically undermined” the deal soon after it was signed.
Iran implements the Hormuz Management Law
The Iranian parliament has formally introduced the draft law “Strategic Action for Security and Sustainable Development in the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf”.
Announcing the move on X, National Security Committee chief Ebrahim Azizi said the legislation represented the “first step” in Iran’s efforts to manage the strategic waterway, adding that “follow-up measures are on the way.”
US strikes in Iran continue
Fresh US missile strikes reportedly hit four sites in Iran’s Bushehr province, where key nuclear facilities are located, the IRNA news agency reported. Several explosions were also reported near the southern port city of Bandar Abbas.
The strikes came after President Donald Trump informed the US Congress that military operations against Iran had been resumed under the leadership of its war powers.
Trump pushes plan to control Hormuz
Trump reiterated that the United States would keep the Strait of Hormuz open and assume the role of “guardian of the Strait of Hormuz.”
The US president has proposed a 20% fee on commercial cargo passing through the waterway while reimposing what he describes as Iran’s maritime blockade.
Iran rejected the proposal and insists that the management of the strait remains Tehran’s sovereign responsibility.
India strongly protests against Iran
India summoned Iran’s deputy chief of mission to New Delhi and lodged a strong protest after Iranian missiles hit two UAE-flagged oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the attacks on commercial shipping and called for an immediate end to the violence threatening international shipping.
One Indian sailor was killed and several others were injured in the attack.
GCC, Kuwait condemn tanker attacks
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Kuwait have condemned the Iranian attack on the Emirati tankers MT Mombasa and MT Al Bahiyah.
The GCC urged the UN Security Council to take decisive action to protect international shipping, while Kuwait called the strikes a clear violation of international law and a threat to global energy security.
