Ahmad Alam-ol-Hoda, the Friday prayer leader of Mashhad, stated that the Islamic Republic can use the Strait of Hormuz as a strategic asset to negotiate with the entire world, rendering negotiations with America meaningless.

Ahmad Alam-ol-Hoda, the Friday prayer leader of Mashhad, stated that the Islamic Republic can use the Strait of Hormuz as a strategic asset to negotiate with the entire world, rendering negotiations with America meaningless.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will visit Tehran next week to pay respects to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and to reaffirm Pakistan's solidarity with Iran.
Mojtaba Khamenei’s office released a poster showing leaders of Iran’s proxy groups holding hands, titled "Resistance Front alongside Iran," on December 14, 2025.
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman in Muscat to discuss the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), joint management of the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran's nuclear program.