The looming failure of Operation Economic Outcast

Washington's "Operation Economic Outcast" aims to choke Iran's oil exports, but analysts say it's illegal, cruel, and doomed. China and Pakistan have already refused to comply. With Hormuz closed, global supply is strained, and the campaign targets Beijing directly—risking retaliatory rare earth curbs that could cripple US industry. The US has repudiated the UN Charter, and the world is turning away from dollar reliance.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/529561/The-looming-failure-of-Operation-Economic-Outcast

Baghaei: EU has reduced itself to executor of US orders

🔹Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei stated that the EU can no longer speak of "strategic autonomy" while reducing itself to implementing Washington's orders.

🔹Citing French philosopher Étienne de La Boétie, he noted that domination often takes shape through the compliance of those capable of independent action.

🔹"Strategic autonomy is achieved by showing the will to make independent decisions—even when they contradict a greater power," he said.

🔹Baghaei urged Europe to choose: "Be an independent actor, or mistake echoing US policy for independence."

Foreign Ministers Abbas Araghchi and Jeyhun Bayramov met on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to discuss bilateral relations and regional developments .

Army air defense Cmdr. : New indigenous systems with no foreign equivalent in development

🔹Brigadier General Alireza Elhami, commander of Iran's Army Air Defense Force, announced that new fully indigenous air defense systems with "no known foreign equivalent" are being designed and will gradually become operational.

🔹He noted that during the 40-day war, Iran's domestically developed systems played a key role in downing over 200 enemy aircraft—partly because the enemy lacked full knowledge of their capabilities and operating methods.

🔹"In some cases, the enemy didn't know which system was targeting them, nor how to counter it," he said.

🔹The new systems will undergo field evaluation before entering mass production.

Army chief: War experience proved air defense's vital strategic importance

🔹Major General Amir Hatami, in a message marking National Air Defense Day, stated that the experience of recent wars has revealed the "vital and strategic importance" of air defense.

🔹"Today, the use of advanced indigenous equipment and systems, alongside the knowledge, faith, and round-the-clock readiness of air defense personnel, is a symbol of the Islamic Republic's defense authority and self-reliance in protecting the nation's skies," he said.

Pezeshkian at SCO: Regional security requires rejecting force

🔹President Masoud Pezeshkian told the SCO summit in Bishkek that sustainable security depends on mutual trust, respect for sovereignty, and cooperation—not confrontation.

🔹He condemned US and Israeli attacks on Iran as a "blatant violation" of the UN Charter, detailing the martyrdom of the Leader and massacres in Minab and Lamerd.

🔹Pezeshkian declared Iran ready to reciprocate if the US returns to its commitments under the Islamabad MoU.

🔹He also proposed establishing an SCO bank, energy consortium, and strategic security studies center to strengthen multilateral cooperation.

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Araghchi: Future is multipolar more than ever

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he was pleased to accompany the President at the SCO summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

In meetings with Eurasian, Chinese, and South Asian senior officials, he stressed Iran's principled defense of its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and underscored the need for unity in managing the decline of a "sick empire."

Ghalibaf: If they intensify the blockade, we will definitely give a military response

🔹Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated that a naval blockade constitutes a military act under international law, warning that any escalation will be met with a military response.

🔹He reported that Iran's armed forces have achieved a decade's worth of progress in just 15 months of conflict, with indigenous technology driving advancements in both offensive and defensive capabilities.

🔹Ghalibaf emphasized that Iran fully controls the Strait of Hormuz and stressed the need for national unity against what he called a "hybrid war" of military, economic, and psychological dimensions.

Pezeshkian: Useful and effective regional talks held

🔹President Masoud Pezeshkian described his meetings at the SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan as productive, with bilateral talks held with the leaders of India, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, and Russia.

🔹He said all SCO members condemned the aggression against Iran, expressed condolences over the late leader's martyrdom, and stressed respect for territorial integrity.

🔹Discussions also covered expanding economic, social, and political ties, with all sides pledging cooperation for regional peace and stability.

CENTCOM confirms aggression against Iran

US Central Command claimed in a post on X that American forces launched attacks on IRGC targets in Iran at 12 PM Eastern Time today.

CENTCOM alleged the strikes were in response to recent IRGC efforts to target commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and US military forces in the region.

SCO slams US-Israeli aggression, assassination of Ayatollah Khamenei and sanctions on Iran

The SCO's Bishkek Declaration condemned US-Israeli military strikes on Iran, which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei and hundreds of civilians. The bloc backed Iran's peaceful nuclear rights and rejected unilateral sanctions. President Pezeshkian proposed an SCO security studies center and criticized UN inaction. Putin affirmed Russia's solidarity with Iran, pledging continued trade ties.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/529605/SCO-slams-US-Israeli-aggression-Ayatollah-Khamenei-s-assassination

🔴 IRGC chief: Army-IRGC air defense coordination will disrupt enemy calculations

🔹In a message marking National Air Defense Day, IRGC Commander-in-Chief Major General Ahmad Vahidi praised the "unmatched coordination and unity" between the Army Air Defense Force and the IRGC, stating this integration would increasingly disrupt enemy calculations.

🔹He highlighted trust in young Iranian scientists as a source of national pride and emphasized that continuous technological updates, reliance on domestic capabilities, and a unified network would ensure reliable deterrence.

🔹Vahidi honored air defense martyrs and prayed for continued success under the Supreme Leader's leadership.

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US attack targets residential area in Hormozgan province

🔹A civilian area in the port town of Kouhestak, Sirik county, Hormozgan province, was targeted by US enemy forces moments ago.

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US crime in attack on wedding ceremony in Sirik county

Hormozgan province's deputy security official reported that American forces committed yet another war crime by striking a residential area in Sirik county.

The attack targeted a home in the Kouhestak district of Sirik. Emergency crews were immediately dispatched to the scene.

Why is the world rooting for Iran to win?

Analysts say relief over Iran's resistance reflects global fear of unchecked U.S. aggression. After Venezuela, many nations feared they could be next. Iran's successful defiance has kept Trump bogged down, preventing attacks on Cuba or Greenland. As one Western diplomat put it: "Better not to be on his radar." The world may not love Iran—but it fears a triumphant U.S. far more.

https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/529600/Why-is-the-world-rooting-for-Iran-to-win

IRGC: Enemy's desperate strikes will only tighten the Strait of Hormuz lock

🔹 The IRGC Public Relations announced that fighters have begun a "regret-inducing response" to the aggressors.

🔹 It stated that the US military bombed several points along Iran's southern coasts, including civilian sites, in "blind and desperate" strikes—moves that will only tighten the Strait's lock and strengthen resolve.

🔹 In the first counteraction, Iran's air defense system shot down the 50th advanced MQ9 drone of the US military.