US-Iran War highlights: Tehran says Strait of Hormuz will not return to pre-war status

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran's Parliament Speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that the Strait of Hormuz will "never return" to its pre-war status following the US-Israel war on Iran, asserting that Tehran and Oman have reached an understanding on overseeing the strategically important waterway.

In an interview with Al Jazeera on Wednesday, Ghalibaf said that the understanding with Oman was part of Iran's seven-point proposal to the US in order to end the eight-month conflict, which started after US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28 this year.

"There are no ‘free waters’ [international waters] there, and the 1982 [UN Convention on the Law of the Sea] does not apply to the strait … The regulations within the Strait of Hormuz are governed by the laws of the two littoral states that border it," he told Al Jazeera.

Oil prices climbed around 1% after Iran's security chief rejected a US proposal to transfer Tehran's stockpile of 60% enriched uranium to another country.

Brent crude settled 1.39% higher at $92.76 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate rose 0.57% to $86.53. The latest comments renewed concerns over possible supply disruptions amid the conflict.

Prices had fallen sharply in the previous session after US officials played down the need for fresh military strikes against Iran.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused the US of running a “coordinated disinformation campaign” to portray itself as a victim of terrorism and divert attention from its actions.

His remarks came a day after US prosecutors charged three men described as Iranian-backed operatives over alleged attacks in the US and Europe, including a suspected plot targeting Britain's Fairford airbase.

Baghaei also accused the US and Israel of war crimes and “state terrorism”, referring to the killings of Iranian officials and scientists.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that the Iran war is affecting Ukraine's ability to defend itself against Russian attacks. Addressing Denmark's parliament, he said rising prices and weapons shortages were already being felt, with Patriot missiles needed to protect Ukrainian cities being sent to the Middle East.

“Empty Patriot systems and Russian ballistic missiles that, in most cases, we have nothing to shoot down with,” he said, highlighting the wider impact of the conflict.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said US-Israeli attacks released around 1.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and caused major environmental damage.

Speaking at the COP31 climate summit in Turkey, he attributed one million tonnes to Israeli strikes on Tehran's oil storage facilities on March 7 and another 500,000 tonnes to attacks on gas processing facilities in Asaluyeh on March 8. He also accused Israel of causing environmental destruction in Gaza and called for compensation mechanisms.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces are working “around the clock” to keep the Strait of Hormuz open for commercial shipping while enforcing a naval blockade against Iran.

It also said US forces are working with government agencies to stop Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from using land routes and the Caspian Sea to move weapons, restricted technology, sanctioned materials and funds.

US President Donald Trump claimed Washington had already won the war against Iran but said he wanted a “total victory” before ending the conflict. Speaking at a Veterans Day event at Arlington National Cemetery, Trump said, “We won. Just a question of when we want to end it.”

He also claimed Iran could take 25 years to rebuild what US forces had destroyed and said he hoped no further destruction would be necessary.

US President Donald Trump defended the war against Iran during a Veterans Day address at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday, saying the conflict would soon end and make the world safer. He blamed Tehran for decades of hostility towards Washington and said US forces were acting to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons.

The conflict has killed 23 US service members and wounded hundreds, according to the latest Pentagon figures. Trump also praised Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, who faces criticism over the war's legal authorisation.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif urged dialogue and restraint to ease regional tensions during a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday at the UN climate summit in Turkey.

He also called for progress on the interim US-Iran agreement reached in June.

US-Iran war LIVE: G7 foreign ministers "expressed grave concern over Iranian involvement in violent plots" at a meeting in Paris this week, according to a joint declaration issued by the British government on Wednesday.

US-Iran war LIVE: The Strait of Hormuz will not return to its pre-war status, the speaker of Iran's parliament said, adding that its future would be determined within a seven-point framework proposed by Tehran, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday.

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran’s supreme national security council, general Mohsen Rezaei told Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen TV that Iran is not holding any negotiations with the US right now. He added that Iran has presented seven conditions and is waiting for the American response.

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran's defence ministry spokesperson Reza Talaei-Nik dismissed US claims about the state of Iran's military as misleading, asserting that the country's defence capabilities remained strong.

"Iran's military capabilities, backed by strategic production and advanced technologies, go beyond Trump's and the loser Pete's misleading statistics," Talaei-Nik said on X, referring to US President Donald Trump and defence secretary Pete Hegseth.

"The outcome of the war is clear: either acceptance of Iran's legitimate demands or the enemy's surrender on the battlefield," he added.

(via ANI)

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei has threatened to strikes American bases in Europe if they are used for any attacks on Iran, AFP reported.

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran’s revolutionary guard said that a tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine.

Iran’s state media reports the tanker was traveling through an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway.

The British military said a tanker was involved in an incident while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center, or UKMTO, did not identify the tanker, and further details of the incident were not immediately available.

(via AP)

US-Iran war LIVE: Tehran has designated Argentina's navy and air force as "terrorist organisations," Iran's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, in a reciprocal move following Buenos Aires' designation of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist entity in April.

Argentina had designated Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist organization, following a push from US President Donald Trump's administration for allies to do so.

Iran's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that Tehran considers the Argentinian air force and navy terrorist organizations "based on the principle of reciprocity".

"It is evident that the responsibility for all consequences arising from this matter will lie with the Argentine government," the ministry added, without elaborating. It made no mention of Argentina's army.

Argentina said in April that the measure it took against Iran's IRGC was due to its backing for Lebanon-based Hezbollah, which Buenos Aires blames for the deadliest bombing in the South American nation's history, a 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish community centre in the Argentinian capital that killed 85 and injured hundreds.

via Reuters

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran’s supreme national security council, general Mohsen Rezaei told Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen TV the following:

-The first item on Iran’s diplomatic agenda with the US is ending the war on all fronts, especially in Lebanon.

-Iran is not holding any negotiations with the US right now.

-Iran has presented seven conditions and is waiting for the American response.

-Iran is determined to establish a Gulf union that includes Oman, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Iraq and Iran.

-When Iran targeted and struck US military bases, no harm was done to citizens in Arab countries.

(via Al Jazeera)

US-Iran war LIVE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected accusations that Israel has been delaying the entry of winter supplies into the Gaza Strip as severe rains flood makeshift tents, worsening conditions in the enclave this week.

via AP

US-Iran war LIVE: Iran’s revolutionary guard said that a tanker caught fire after hitting a naval mine.

Iran’s state media reports the tanker was traveling through an unauthorized route in the Strait of Hormuz, a key waterway.

The British military said a tanker was involved in an incident while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center, or UKMTO, did not identify the tanker, and further details of the incident were not immediately available.

(via AP)

US-Iran war LIVE: Tehran will target US military bases in European countries if aircrafts used them to launch strikes on Iran, stated Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei.

via Reuters

US-Iran war LIVE: More than one million people in Lebanon face acute food insecurity, the United Nations warned on Wednesday, following years of war and economic crisis.

Lebanon has endured two successive wars with neighbouring Israel since 2023 and remains mired in an unprecedented economic collapse triggered seven years ago.

Nearly a quarter of the population face crisis levels of acute food insecurity or worse, said a joint statement by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation, the World Food Programme and the Lebanese agriculture ministry.

(via AFP)

US-Iran war LIVE: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Turkiye on Wednesday to attend the 31st UN Climate Change Conference (COP31).

On his arrival the Iranian President described the US as a power that threatens Global peace and security.

"They waged war, claiming to stop Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. Then they used the PrSM missile in Lamerd for the first time. Now they invoke the "Mother of All Bombs" to pursue diplomacy through threats. No contradiction, but a disgrace. Who threatens global peace and security?," he said in a post on X.

Prior to his departure for the international environmental summit, he had asserted that the United States and Israel are confronting political fallout stemming from military conflicts, as reported by Iran's semi-official Mehr News Agency.

Describing the summit as an important opportunity to discuss regional issues and the environmental damage caused by aggressors, Pezeshkian noted that 196 nations are participating in the gathering, with 71 delegations headed by presidents or prime ministers. He indicated that he would utilise the event to address the ecological devastation inflicted upon Tehran and neighbouring territories by Washington and Tel Aviv.

US-Iran war LIVE: G7 foreign ministers "expressed grave concern over Iranian involvement in violent plots" at a meeting in Paris this week, according to a joint declaration issued by the British government on Wednesday.

Ministers from the Group of Seven also recognised Britain's attribution of Iran's involvement in an incident at the RAF Fairford military base on 27 September. Iran's ambassador to Britain has denied any involvement.

via Reuters

US-Iran war LIVE: The Gaza Strip recorded at least eight additional deaths and 29 injuries in the last 24 hours, Al Jazeera quoted figures released by the ministry of health.