Reactions and statements from the international community
A special command center has been established to organize and manage the funeral of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to Iran's Tasnim news agency. The date and location of the funeral have not yet been determined.
Reuters reported that the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran are close to extending a 60-day ceasefire and reducing restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, but no final agreement has been signed, and key disputes over the nuclear dossier remain unresolved.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Baqaei stated that messages are still being exchanged between Tehran and Washington but no final agreement has been reached. He also called the U.S. naval blockade illegal and warned that Iran and Oman must establish new mechanisms to protect the Strait of Hormuz.
Fars News claims that provisions regarding the Strait of Hormuz and nuclear dismantlement do not exist in the text, accusing Trump of fabricating key deal terms. Iran demands the release of $12 billion in frozen assets and a Lebanon ceasefire on Hezbollah's terms before agreeing to proceed with the deal, which is still pending final approval from Iranian authorities.
According to IRGC-owned Tasnim News, no final agreement has been reached between Iran and the United States as of yet, with Iran expressing skepticism over President Trump's claims and emphasizing the need to clarify the status of its blocked assets before any preliminary agreement.
Fars News, owned by the IRGC, refutes President Trump's claims about a potential agreement with Iran, describing his statements as misleading and lacking credibility. The report states that the agreement text is in its final approval stages in Iran but emphasizes that key provisions, such as an immediate payment of 12 billion dollars from Iran's blocked assets, have not been addressed by Trump.
President Trump issued a statement demanding that Iran immediately agree to never develop nuclear weapons and unconditionally open the Hormuz Strait for unrestricted shipping traffic. He also announced that the United States will collaborate with Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency to unearth and destroy buried enriched nuclear material in Iran.
Sajad Raadi, 19, was shot and killed by the Islamic Republic regime outside a police station in Tehran on January 8, 2023. His mother now visits his grave, mourning the loss of her son on what would have been his 20th birthday.
Chevron announced that six of its ships are present in the Strait of Hormuz and will not pay transit fees to the Iranian regime. This move comes as tensions escalate over control of maritime traffic in the strategic waterway.
The U.S. State Department announced that Muhammad Baqir Sa'ad Dawood al-Sa'adi, an Iranian-Iraqi dual national and commander of Kata'ib Hezbollah, has been charged with providing material support to terrorist organizations, including involvement in nearly 20 terrorist attacks and plots against American and Israeli interests.
Event Network reported, citing satellite imagery, that the Islamic Republic is extracting buried missile stockpiles from underground sites using bulldozers and heavy machinery, likely in response to recent U.S. and Israeli attacks on military facilities.
Iranian nationals recruited and trained by the Mossad carried out the ground operation during the opening minutes of Operation Rising Lion, targeting an air-defense facility in Tehran to clear a path for Israeli jets. These agents, who had returned to Iran years earlier and lived ordinary civilian lives, were activated in spring 2025 to execute the mission.
