Japanese FM holds phone talks with Araghchi 📞

🔹Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi held a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to discuss regional developments and diplomatic efforts 🌍.

🔹Motegi said Japan has consistently worked to reduce tensions early, stabilize the situation, and achieve a diplomatic solution, expressing willingness to accelerate diplomacy in cooperation with relevant countries 🕊️.

🔹Araghchi briefed his Japanese counterpart on the current state of negotiations with the US and Iran's positions 📝.

Leader: Prayer is backbone of jihad, victory in today's struggle

🔹In a message to the 33rd National Prayer Conference, Ayatollah Seyyed Mojtaba Khamenei said prayer is "the support for jihad, conquest, and triumph in the Iranian nation's struggle today."

🔹He called prayer "the pillar of religion and the connecting thread to the infinite divine source," citing the Quranic verse: "Those who, if We establish them in the land, establish prayer."

🔹He urged all segments of society—parents, teachers, cultural institutions, and media—to promote prayer, calling it essential for reaching Islamic civilization.

IRGC: US expulsion from Iraq is dawn of West Asia's liberation

🔹The IRGC issued a statement marking the expulsion of US forces from Iraq, congratulating the Iraqi people and the Resistance Front on this "historic victory."

🔹"America left—not through negotiation, not through favor—but through the determination of a nation that stood firm and the blood of fighters who gave their lives."

🔹It called the expulsion "the first step in avenging the martyrs of Iraq, especially Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis."

🔹"Two decades of US occupation brought insecurity and instability, not security. This is the dawn of America's expulsion from all of West Asia."

‼️Iran captures second US underwater drone

The IRGC has captured a new high-tech US underwater drone in less than a month, as Washington continues its bid to open the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran closed after the U.S. and Israel attacked the country in February.

Gen. Ibn al-Reza: US military fatigue has disrupted enemy calculations

🔹Acting Defense Minister Brigadier General Ibn al-Reza warned: "Don't hide the confusion in the White House with imaginary war dramas. Public pressure, troop fatigue, and rising war costs have disrupted your calculations."

🔹"Claims of destroying Iran's defense industry change nothing. You will see Iran's power and initiative on the battlefield—and taste its political impact."

Baghaei: Trump's worldview is a symbol of nihilism, tyranny, and a threat to global peace

🔹Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei responded to Trump's indifference to the consequences of military aggression against Iran, comparing his thinking to a "Caligula worldview"—a symbol of nihilism and tyranny—and calling it a threat to world peace.

🔹Baghaei stressed that today's world differs from ancient Rome in the tools of power: "The modern Caligula, unlike his ancient counterpart, is equipped with an arsenal of weapons of mass destruction, and this 'nihilism' has turned existential terror into a political weapon."

Iran summons UK ambassador over baseless accusations

🔹Iran summoned UK Ambassador Hugo Shorter to the Foreign Ministry in protest against the British prime minister's baseless accusations against the Islamic Republic.

🔹Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi conveyed Iran's strong protest over London's destructive approach, reminding the UK of its international responsibility for providing military bases for US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

🔹He rejected the "baseless and ridiculous" claim linking Iran to an alleged sabotage plot at RAF Fairford, demanding an official explanation and a correction of the UK's conduct.

🔹The ambassador said he would relay Iran's protest to London.

Gharibabadi: US must answer for its crimes instead of preaching to others

🔹Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the US's 67 nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands and their human and environmental consequences over decades are "undeniable proof of nuclear powers' responsibility."

🔹"Instead of preaching to others, America must answer for its crimes, compensate the victims, and commit to transparency and nuclear disarmament."

Gharibabadi: Silence on US-Israeli crimes is complicity in violence

🔹On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence, Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the occasion reminds us of a bitter reality: "When the US and the Zionist regime target nations' security and lives through military aggression, civilian massacres, and infrastructure destruction, we face the most blatant form of state violence."

🔹"Silence against these crimes is complicity in violence," he stressed.

Gen. Qaani: New generation of Hezbollah will target Zionists

🔹IRGC Quds Force Commander Brigadier General Esmaeil Qaani stated that the new generation of Hezbollah fighters will continue to confront and target the Zionist regime.

🔹He emphasized that the Resistance path remains unbroken, with a new generation ready to defend Lebanon and Palestine against Israeli aggression.

🔹"The enemy's calculations will fail again," Qaani said, praising Hezbollah's resilience and its role in the Axis of Resistance.

Al Jazeera reported a Zionist regime drone attack on western Gaza City, the latest in ongoing Israeli violations of the ceasefire.

Mohammad Nokhodi of Iran won a gold medal 🥇 in wrestling on Friday at the 2026 Asian Games.

He defeated Japan’s Hayato Ishiguro 9-6 in the men’s freestyle 86kg. 🤼

Nokhodi’s gold is Iran’s 13th gold medal in the Games.

Iran condemns US efforts to disrupt aviation links with Iraq

🔹The Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the US's "illegal and inhumane" actions to disrupt Iran's air transport through extraterritorial enforcement of sanctions.

🔹It stressed that restrictions on Iran-Iraq civilian flights contradict the two nations' deep historical and religious ties, harming neither country's interests.

🔹Millions travel annually for trade, pilgrimage, tourism, education, and medical care, requiring independent management of transport ties.

🔹"Iran respects Iraq's sovereignty and calls for appropriate decisions against US economic terrorism to restore normal flights," the statement read.

Khatibzadeh: Iran demands concrete US guarantees to end war

🔹Saeed Khatibzadeh, head of the Foreign Ministry's research center, told Russia 1 TV that Iran seeks "concrete guarantees" for ending the war on all fronts, releasing frozen assets, and lifting the blockade.

🔹He confirmed Iran presented a seven-day initiative to the US through Qatar and recently received Washington's response. "The ball is in America's court," he said, warning: "We have many reasons not to trust the US."

🔹"If the US fulfills all commitments, by day six we are ready to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin negotiations."

🔹He also detailed US-Israeli war crimes, including the Minab school massacre.

Moradi wins Iran's 15th gold at Nagoya Asian Games

🔹Saghar Moradi defeated Uzbekistan's Ozoda Sobirjonova 2-0 in the women's 67kg taekwondo kyorugi event at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.

Amirhossein Zare of Iran won a gold medal 🥇 in wrestling at the 2026 Asian Games on Friday. 🤼

Zare defeated China’s Buheeerdun 12-2 in the final bout of the men’s freestyle 125kg.

IRGC: Era of cost-free threats is over

🔹In a statement marking the second anniversary of Operation True Promise 2, the IRGC declared: "The era of cost-free threats is over. Any aggression will face a decisive, immediate, and regret-inducing response."

🔹It recalled the October 2024 missile and drone strikes on occupied territories, launched in retaliation for the assassinations of Ismail Haniyeh, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, and General Abbas Nilforoushan.

🔹The statement credited martyred commanders Bagheri, Salami, Hajizadeh, and Mahmoud Bagheri.

🔹"IRGC forces stand ready for responses more deadly than True Promise 2," it concluded.

Gen. Rezaei: Iran determines reality

🔹SNSC Secretary Major General Mohsen Rezaei said: "After consecutive defeats, the worst president in American history keeps talking—and now his words have gone beyond even his own fantasies."

🔹"You can win every day in your imagination, but reality is determined by Iran—with its people, its soldiers, and its missiles."