The commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has condemned the violent interception of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla vessels and detention of pro-Palestinian activists by Zionist regime’s forces as a prime example of international terrorism.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) expresses gratitude towards the Iranian nation for its resolute defense of the country and its Islamic establishment through tremendous popular solidarity rallies.

New testimony has disclosed that two international activists abducted by Zionist regime’s forces after the humanitarian Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted in international waters earlier this week have suffered torture, beatings, and medical neglect.

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Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the Pentagon is lying about the financial toll of the war on Iran, noting that the aggression has directly cost the United States $100 billion so far—four times the official estimate.

The mainstream Western media have actively facilitated and justified the Zionist regime’s genocide in Gaza, says Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution has vowed that the Iranian nation will defeat the enemy in the cultural and economic spheres as well, following the victory on the military battlefield.

A top IRGC commander says Iran will respond to any enemy aggression with prolonged and painful blows, adding that American naval vessels will share the fate of US military bases in the region.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has ridiculed the US naval blockade against Iran, pointing out that the country’s vast borders make any attempt at sealing it off impossible.

The foreign ministers of Jordan, Spain, Pakistan, Brazil, Bangladesh, Türkiye, South Africa, Colombia, Libya, Maldives, and Malaysia have condemned Israel’s attack on the “Global Sumud Flotilla” for the Gaza Strip.

The Hamas Movement has strongly denounced the terrorist attack carried out by the Israeli occupation navy against “Global Sumud Flotilla” boats heading for the besieged Gaza Strip, while they were in international waters near the Greek island of Crete.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei has said Islamic Republic of Iran will determine new legal rules in the Strait of Hormuz and Persian Gulf, putting an end to the enemy’s abuses of the strait.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says any attempt to impose naval restrictions and blockade contravenes international regulations and poses a threat to the interests of regional nations and global peace and stability and is doomed to fail.

Former Palestinian prisoner Nael Barghouthi has urged the world’s parliaments to boycott members of Israel’s Knesset who approved a death penalty law authorizing the execution of Palestinian prisoners.

The Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) said Thursday morning that Zionist regime’s naval forces hijacked and disabled several of its vessels in international waters, leaving hundreds of activists stranded at sea as a storm approached.

The spokesman for the Iranian Army said the force has updated and completed its databank of targets and upgraded its equipment during the halt in the US-Israeli war of aggression, stressing that Iran remains in a state of full military readiness.

A series of new Zionist regime's strikes have martyred at least five Palestinian civilians, including a 9-year-old boy, in the besieged Gaza Strip as Zionist regime continues its relentless violations of a ceasefire.

Yemen's foreign ministry has warned against the adventurism and barbarism of the Trump administration in the Persian Gulf and declared Sana'a's support for Iran's measures in the Strait of Hormuz, the ministry said in a statement.

Iran's ambassador to the United Nations underlines that the Islamic Republic reserves all rights to duly confront the United States' seizure of Iranian vessels as part of Washington's continued illegal blockade against the country.

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy's deputy for political affairs says the naval force's "surprise tactics" await the United States in the event of any fresh miscalculation.

An international and independent medical charity says Israeli authorities are systematically depriving the Palestinian population in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip of the water they need to survive, condemning a campaign of “collective punishment” against residents of the coastal region.

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baqaei lashed out at the United States for the outright legalization of piracy and armed robbery on the high seas, as oil prices are continuing to climb.

The hacking group Handala says to have obtained comprehensive identification data for all US Navy personnel in the Persian Gulf.