Mokhber: Armed Forces to raise the level of the game above the enemy

🔹Mohammad Mokhber, advisor and aide to the Supreme Leader, stated that the $100 oil price so far is solely due to disruption in transportation—not production. "The fire the US is igniting in regional oil and gas fields will engulf the entire world."

🔹"Our armed forces will certainly, with initiative and intelligence, define the field and level of the game one step above the enemy."

📰 Iran, Iraq sign 4 cooperation agreements during PM's Tehran visit

🔹During Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's official visit to Tehran, high-ranking officials signed four cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding in the presence of the two countries' leaders.

🔹The signed documents include: a road transport agreement, a memorandum on the Khosravi-Khaniqin-Baghdad railway project , a sister-city agreement between Tehran and Baghdad , and an MoU on public administration, education, and human resources.

🔹The railway project aims to connect Iran's western railway network to Iraq, serving as a strategic international corridor for cargo transit .

🔹President Pezeshkian described the visit as a "turning point" in strategic relations, emphasizing the need for full coordination to expand economic, trade, and infrastructure cooperation.

‼️EXCLUSIVE: British diplomats' departure from Tehran was US psychological warfare

🔹The withdrawal of British diplomats from Tehran was coordinated with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as part of a psychological warfare campaign, according to sources familiar with a July 20 gathering of European ambassadors at the French ambassador's residence.

🔹The French envoy criticized Iran's detention of two French diplomats and called for diplomatic support, while the British chargé d'affaires announced plans to leave Iran, stating Washington expects partners to apply political pressure on Tehran.

🔹The German ambassador opposed the move, calling it "childish" and noting Britain was acting preemptively to avoid Iran's expected expulsion of diplomats over the IRGC terrorist designation.

🔴 Baghaei: PGCC states must respond to US claims of their involvement in aggression

🔹Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei shared a video of CENTCOM Commander Brad Cooper explicitly naming five PGCC states and Jordan as participants in US military aggression against Iran.

🔹"If this US claim is false, those governments should officially and clearly deny it," Baghaei stated.

🔹"When Iran exercises its inherent right to self-defense by targeting US bases on their soil, questioning Iran's motives is illogical."

🔹He emphasized that the root of insecurity is US-Israeli aggression, and providing territory for military operations constitutes aggression under UN Resolution 3314 and violates good neighborly principles and Article 2(4) of the UN Charter.

🔹"Iran's defense of itself is aimed at restoring security and stability for the entire region," he concluded.

📷 Iran, Belarus FMs hold talks on SCO sidelines in Kyrgyzstan

🔹Foreign Ministers Seyyed Abbas Araghchi and Maxim Ryzhenkov met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers meeting in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, to discuss expanding bilateral ties .

🔹The ministers reviewed the implementation of the "Cooperation Program between the Foreign Ministries of Iran and Belarus for 2026-2030" and emphasized accelerating key bilateral agreements .

🔹They also discussed regional and international developments, stressing the need to strengthen multilateralism, counter unilateral coercive measures, and leverage SCO capacities to expand political, economic, and trade cooperation.

Satellite imagery shows impact of ballistic missile strike on US Army barracks at Kuwait's Ali Al-Salem base