Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, Chief of the Pakistani Army, arrived in Tehran on Tuesday, accompanied by a delegation of Pakistani officials.

Baghaei: US is in disarray; we're advancing ties with China, Russia

🔹Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said the US is "in a state of disarray," having entangled itself in military aggression in the region while its interventions elsewhere have peaked.

🔹"Diplomacy is part of defense. We are not authorized to shirk our responsibility simply because of past bitter experiences," he said, stressing that Iran will pursue diplomacy if there's even the slightest chance of preventing escalation.

🔹"The era of hit-and-run is over; attacks on Iran will not go unanswered. This is one of the fantasies raised—everyone knows such a claim is baseless."

🔹On relations with Russia and China, Baghaei said they are "based on mutual respect and shared interests," adding: "Sometimes we should let American officials remain in their illusions."

Aref: International system faces threat of unilateralism

🔹Addressing the SCO prime ministers' meeting in Dushanbe, First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref said the international system faces unprecedented threats from unilateralism and supremacism.

🔹"The 40-day aggression against Iran was a direct assault on the foundations of international legal order," he said, citing the Leader's martyrdom, the Minab school massacre of 168 students, and the Lamerd sports facility attack.

🔹He called for converting SCO capacities into joint projects, investment, and prosperity, expressing Iran's support for expanding national currencies in trade and establishing the SCO Development Bank.

Iran and Uzbekistan: Where Shared History Comes Alive in Tashkent

Tashkent's Islamic Civilization Center, opened in March 2026, presents Uzbekistan's heritage as a continuous narrative spanning ancient Central Asia, the Islamic Golden Age, and the Timurid era. Persian miniatures from Shiraz, scholars like Avicenna and Al-Biruni, and Silk Road connections reveal a shared cultural world that transcends modern borders. For an Iranian visitor, the experience raises a pointed question: why has Iran, with its own rich heritage, not built a comparable institution of such ambition and scholarship?

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US attack on Iran was ‘unequivocally’ an unlawful use of force, says Canadian law scholar

Heidi Matthews, a law professor at York University, warns that AI-assisted targeting in the US-Israeli war against Iran raises serious concerns about human oversight, civilian protection and international law.

On the sidelines of the commemoration of the 2019 protests in Santiago, the capital of Chile, [protests] flared up due to an increase in public transportation fares, and clashes broke out between police and protesters.

Riot forces resorted to violent measures and forceful confrontation with protesters to disperse them.

Violating tanker catches fire in southern corridor of Strait of Hormuz

🔹The Army Navy announced that this morning, its monitoring teams—continuously controlling and surveilling the eastern Strait of Hormuz—discovered and identified a violating tanker that had caught fire in a prohibited zone.

🔹Despite prior warnings, the violating tanker had turned off its tracking systems and attempted to pass through the prohibited area in the southern corridor of the Strait.

🔹"The consequences of uncoordinated transit are the responsibility of violators, and such lack of coordination has spread insecurity," the Army Navy emphasized.