Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds

[Hassan Al-Somal]

️Senior Hezbollah official and member of Lebanese parliament, Hassan Fadlallah:

"[The southern Lebanese village of] Bint Jbeil, up until now, and despite the intensity of [Israeli] fire, remains steadfast with a rare courage… and the word ‘withdrawal’ does not exist in their vocabulary."

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

VIDEO | Across 6,000 relief missions carried out under ongoing US and Israeli attacks, Iranian Red Crescent aid workers pulled out more than 7,200 people from beneath the rubble.

 

[FHN]

I don't put much weight in the blockade. Not only Iran has considerably diversified its economy but there are other trade routes. Plus Iranians are a very resilient people. I posted a video of Vali Nasr yesterday in which he he quoted Pakistan's Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto from the 70s: "We are willing to even eat grass to build a nuclear weapon". Vali was implying Iranians have the same mindset about their security and sovereignty.

I remain cautiously optimistic about the Islamabad Talks II starting in next 2-3 days but we need to also pay attention to the build up of even more US troops in the region.

Yet Iran is not building the bomb. More troops are being deployed to the region meanwhile no one really knows what iran is doing during these two weeks. land routes in Iran cannot fully offset the sea route trade passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

️Trump says China has agreed "not to send weapons to Iran."

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

️Major General Ali Abdollahi, Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned that the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces will not tolerate any US-led maritime blockade targeting Iranian commercial and oil vessels in the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, or the Red Sea, according to Tasnim News Agency.

"The powerful Armed Forces of Iran will not allow any exports and imports to continue in the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, and Red Sea," the Commander said, adding: "Iran will take powerful action to defend its national sovereignty and interests."

 

[Ali_Baba]

Trump "could" Green Light China Ships Through Straight of Hormuz



>> Is this another way of saying that China is ignoring the blockade ??

 

[ghazi52]

Iran says US message exchange via Pakistan continues as Pezeshkian insists Tehran 'does not seek war'​

Foreign ministry spokesperson says Pakistani delegation might arrive in Iran on Wednesday

Anadolu Agency/ReutersApril 15, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. PHOTO: REUTERS

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the Pakistani delegation might arrive in Iran on Wednesday, while President Masoud Pezeshkian insisted that ‘Iran does not seek war or instability.’

It is highly probable that a Pakistani delegation will arrive in Iran on Wednesday and pass on messages from the US in a continuation of talks between Tehran and Washington, spokesperson Baghaei said in a weekly press conference carried by state media.

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

️Senior Hezbollah official and Lebanese MP Hassan Fadlallah:

• "The enemy tried to compensate for its defeat on the battlefield through the Washington negotiations."

• "The Lebanese authorities must reconsider their calculations and return to their people."

• "The authorities withdrew the army from the south, leaving it exposed to occupation and giving the enemy free opportunities."

• "Separating Lebanon from the Islamabad track was an Israeli demand."

• "The US position on separating Lebanon from the Islamabad track was based on the stance of the Lebanese authorities."

 

[ghazi52]

“Iran does not seek war or instability” and has emphasised dialogue and constructive engagement with other countries, Pezeshkian said. He went on to add that “any attempt to impose will or force the country into submission is doomed to fail, and the Iranian nation will never accept such an approach”.

According to the IRNA, he criticised the double standards in international conduct. “What justification is there in targeting civilians, elites, children and destroying vital centres, including schools and hospitals, within the framework of international law and humanitarian principles?”

Trump says war 'very close to over' as US shuts down Iran's maritime trade

US President Donald Trump, in an interview to be aired on Wednesday, said the US-Israeli war on Iran is "close to over.”

"I think it's close to over, yeah. I mean, I view it as very close to over," Trump told Fox Business anchor Maria Bartiromo when asked if the war is "over." A video excerpt of the interview was shared on X.

 

[ghazi52]

Naval blockade will trigger retaliation

According to Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency, the Commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbia Central Headquarters warned the US that the naval blockade violates the ceasefire, saying if the blockade continues, Iran will prevent all export and import processes in the Persian Gulf, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea.

"If the aggressive and terrorist US continues its illegal action in enforcing a maritime blockade in the region and creating insecurity for Iranian commercial vessels and oil tankers, this action by the US will be a precursor of violation of the ceasefire, and the powerful Armed Forces of Iran will not allow any exports or imports in the Persian Gulf region, the Sea of Oman, and the Red Sea to continue," Major General Ali Abdollahi said in a statement released on Wednesday.

"Iran will take decisive action to defend its national sovereignty and interests,” he said.

 

[ghazi52]

 

[Hassan Al-Somal]

️Moments ago, Israel struck a small vehicle on the Beirut–South highway in the Saadiyat area that belonged to the Jordanian-based NGO “Generations for Peace” Association (GFP) and was carrying humanitarian aid—including milk, diapers, and food—destined for civilians in southern Lebanon.

 

[ghazi52]

Return to Islamabad

Trump, speaking to the New York Post on Tuesday, said his negotiators are likely to be back, thanks largely to the "great job" Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, was doing to moderate the talks.

Later on Tuesday, at an event in Georgia, US Vice President JD Vance said Trump wanted to make a "grand bargain" with Iran, but there was a lot of mistrust between the two countries.

"You are not going to solve that problem overnight," he said.

 

[925boy]

To me, this war confirms Iran is the uncontested leader of the muslim world.

No question about that. Turkey and saudi Arabia betrayed their potential and position to lead the Muslim world, which left only qualified to take the leadership mantle.

 

[ghazi52]

UAE VP discusses de-escalation efforts with Iran's speaker Ghalibaf, WAM says​

Rare UAE-Iran call signals push for easing tensions amid stalled talks

Reuters
April 15, 2026

Collge of UAE vice president and Iran's parliamentary speaker. PHOTO: WEB DESK

The United Arab Emirates Vice President Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed discussed in a phone call with Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf de-escalation efforts in the Iran war, UAE state news agency WAM reported on Wednesday.

The rare phone call between the two countries comes against the backdrop of the UAE having condemned Iran's attacks on Gulf states, describing them as terrorist acts, while also calling for the unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Meanwhile, the United States said on Wednesday its military had completely halted trade going in and out of Iran by sea, even though Trump said talks with Tehran on ending the war could resume this week.