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1. 3 today 6:00 AM

   Iranian military warns of 'greater damage' to US if attacked

   Iran's army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia said the country is ready for confrontation and will inflict greater damage on the US if attacked. Army Commander-in-Chief Amir Hatami described the war as at a 'critical and decisive' stage and said Iran would not accept being prevented from trading while others use regional waterways.

   “If Iran cannot trade, if Iran cannot live, no one will be able to trade or live.”

   • ▶NBC News
     Foreign minister: Iran ‘fully prepared’ for war, but diplomacy not over video · YouTube · 5h ago
   • ▶NBC News
     Iran’s foreign minister says they’re ‘ready to open the strait’ video · YouTube · 6h ago
   1. 7 outlets Recap: Iran says war with US not over

      first by Middle East Eye, 8h ago · also Washington Examiner, CNBC, New York Post, NY Post, Anadolu Agency, Al Jazeera

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      • Iran ready for ‘doomsday war’ after Trump rejects ceasefire, foreign minister says Washington Examiner · 6h ago
      • Iran's foreign minister says Tehran ready for ‘doomsday’ war with U.S., but leaves diplomacy on the table CNBC · 5h ago
      • Iran ready for ‘doomsday war’ after Trump rejects cease-fire proposal — but still wants peace: Tehran negotiator New York Post · 5h ago
      • Iran says ready for diplomacy but ‘fully prepared’ for war if US attacks Anadolu Agency · 5h ago
      • Araghchi says Iran ready to resume war Middle East Eye · 5h ago
      • ‘Iran ready for doomsday war’, FM Araghchi says Mastodon · 4m ago
   2. 1 outlet 'Ready to inflict greater damage on US': Iran's stern warning amid deadlock over peace plan

      first by Hindustan Times, 11h ago

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     Abbas Araghchi, the Iranian foreign minister: "We stand firm in the face of any new aggression, even if it comes to a doomsday war"

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     🇮🇷🇺🇸 Iranian FM Araghchi just raised the stakes to DOOMSDAY: "We stand firm in the face of any new aggression, even if it comes to a doomsday war." It's clear he wants to deter any further escalation, and warn the U.S. (and Israel) that it's not going to be waving any white

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     as an Iranian I imagine even if they go all out shooting all their stockpiles at every oil infrastructure in the middle east and in answer US all power and oil infrastructure in Iran, there will be a huge oil price increase but Arab nations will receive help from all around the world and have the economy to rebuild their infrastructure in maximum…

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2. backgroundToday

   Araghchi says only negotiated solution can end deadlock — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi responded to Trump's rejection by reaffirming that Iran's conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz remain unchanged and that Tehran is awaiting a definitive US response through mediators.

3. 2 today 5:55 AM

   Houthi militants attack Riyadh as Iran steps up regional hostilities

   Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh was attacked by Yemen's Houthi militants, an Iranian-backed group, signaling Iran stepping up hostilities against US allies in the Middle East.

   “They made a proposal but I rejected it. They want to make a deal where they open the strait immediately because they're losing so badly.”

4. 1 Yesterday

   Trump rejects Iran's proposal, says Tehran acting from desperation

   US President Donald Trump publicly rejected Iran's seven-day proposal for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, arguing that Iran wanted a deal because it was losing badly and under heavy pressure.

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     Iran awaits U.S. official response to Strait of Hormuz proposal | Reuters World News video · YouTube · 1d ago

   1. 4 outlets first by NYT Middle East, 8h ago · also Yahoo, BBC, NYT · read ↗

   2. 1 outlet Iran resolute on Hormuz re-opening plan rejected by Trump

      first by National Post, 7h ago

5. backgroundSep 21

   Iran presents seven-day reopening proposal at UN General Assembly — Iran transmitted a concrete seven-day proposal to the United States through Qatari mediators during the UN General Assembly. Under the plan, agreement would trigger a seven-day countdown to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and pause regional fighting, followed by broader negotiations.

6. backgroundJun 15

   US and Iran sign memorandum of understanding to end war — Washington and Tehran signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and beginning negotiations over Iran's nuclear program. The agreement later collapsed amid renewed fighting and tensions over shipping through the waterway.