The Bahman Pier in the Qeshm island of Iran came under attack late on Thursday night during a fierce exchange of fire between Iranian armed forces and enemy units operating near the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported.

According to Iran’s Fars News Agency, portions of the commercial area at the vital Bahman pier on Qeshm Island were struck and partially damaged amid the confrontation.

The incident occurred as Iranian soldiers responded decisively to hostile actions in the strategic waterway, forcing the aggressors to retreat after sustaining losses.

Several explosion sounds were also heard near the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas.

Fars News Agency said residents in Bandar Abbas heard multiple sounds resembling explosions from areas near the city.

Fox News reported that the US military carried out attacks on the ports of Qeshm and Bandar Abbas, but stressed that these attacks do not mean the start of war.

The attack on the Bahman Qeshm pier — a key commercial and passenger facility that has already been targeted multiple times during the ongoing war — has sparked widespread reactions across regional media.

While the Israeli regime’s i24NEWS network rushed to quote an Israeli source claiming “Israel has no connection whatsoever to tonight’s events in Iran,” other reports, including from sources within the regime itself, have pointed directly to UAE fighter jets carrying out the bombing.

Iran’s Tasnim News Agency highlighted clear indications of hostile involvement by the UAE, describing the UAE government as acting as a mere proxy and tool in the hands of the Zionist regime.

“Signs of a treacherous Emirati action against the Bahman Qeshm pier have been observed,” Tasnim reported, adding that if confirmed, “the UAE will pay a heavy price for its hostile move.”

Iranian officials have long warned that certain Persian Gulf Arab states, fooled by the Zionist entity’s false promises and US backing, are being dragged into reckless adventures that threaten the security and stability of the entire region.

Iran, however, remains fully prepared to defend its territorial integrity and the sovereignty of its waters in the Persian Gulf.

Fars News Agency noted that a detailed investigation into the precise dimensions of the incident and verification of all circulating claims is still underway.

No casualties have been reported from the strike on the civilian-oriented commercial pier, underscoring the precision of Iranian defensive measures even under direct provocation.

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The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says its forces inflicted significant damage on US naval assets in a large-scale combined operation on Thursday evening, forcing three American destroyers to flee the Strait of Hormuz.

In a statement, the commander of the IRGC Navy noted that the operation was launched in response to two provocative actions by the US military.

The first was a violation of the ceasefire involving an attack on an Iranian oil tanker near the port of Jask, which was followed by the approach of US Navy destroyers toward the strategic Strait of Hormuz despite clear warnings against it.

According to the commander, Iranian forces responded to the US military adventurism with “highly extensive and precise combined operation.”

The retaliatory operation involved a variety of advanced weaponry, including anti-ship ballistic missiles, anti-ship cruise missiles, and destructive drones.

He added that the weapons were equipped with high-explosive warheads and were fired directly at the enemy destroyers.

The commander stated that intelligence monitoring conducted by Iranian forces has since confirmed “significant damage” to the American military assets as a result of the strike.

Facing the devastating and precise Iranian firepower, the IRGC Navy commander said, three aggressor enemy vessels “fled the Strait of Hormuz area immediately.”

In a separate statement, a spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said on Thursday that Iranian forces gave an immediate response to a series of US military aggressions in the strategic waters of the Strait of Hormuz.

Ebrahim Zolfaghari noted that the “aggressive, terrorist, and outlaw” US military, in violation of a ceasefire, targeted an Iranian oil tanker.

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A spokesperson for the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said on Thursday that Iranian forces gave an immediate and decisive response to a series of US military aggressions in the strategic waters of the Strait of Hormuz and along the country’s southern coastline.

In a statement, Ebrahim Zolfaghari noted that the “aggressive, terrorist, and outlaw” US military, in violation of a ceasefire, targeted an Iranian oil tanker.

The vessel was transiting from Iran’s coastal waters in the Jask region, heading towards the Strait of Hormuz.

In a separate but simultaneous incident, another Iranian ship came under attack while entering the Strait of Hormuz, directly opposite the UAE’s Fujairah port.

Concurrent with these fresh acts of aggression, the spokesperson said that US forces, operating in coordination with certain countries in the region, launched airstrikes against civilian areas in the coastal provinces.

These aerial attacks reportedly targeted locations along the coasts of Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island.

According to the statement, Iran’s response was immediate and decisive.

The armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran launched a swift counterattack, engaging US military vessels east of the Strait of Hormuz and south of the port of Bandar Chabahar.

The Iranian operation inflicted “significant damage” on the American warships, he said.

The spokesperson warned that the “criminal and aggressive” US and its allies must recognize that the Islamic Republic of Iran will, as it has in the past, deliver a crushing response to any act of aggression or violation “powerfully and without the slightest hesitation.”

Earlier, media reports said Iranian naval and missile forces had delivered a swift and precise response to yet another act of US aggression in the Strait of Hormuz, forcing American vessels to flee after sustaining damage.

A senior Iranian military official confirmed to IRIB on Thursday night that, following the unprovoked attack by US military aircraft on an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, attacking enemy units in the Strait of Hormuz came under intense Iranian missile fire.

The aggressor forces suffered direct hits and were compelled to retreat in disarray.

It comes a day after US President Donald Trump suspended the so-called ‘Project Freedom’ after just 48 hours, which was aimed at forcing open the Strait of Hormuz.

It marked another humiliating retreat from the American side in the past few months.

By Yousef Ramazani

Amid the fragile ceasefire, Iran’s famed “mosquito fleet” – a swarm of small, fast attack boats – continues to lurk in sea caves along the Persian Gulf, ready to surge and disrupt any attempt to breach the Islamic Republic’s maritime control mechanism in the Strait of Hormuz.

Since the US-Israeli aggression was halted on April 8, 2026, Iran has maintained its steadfast posture in the Persian Gulf. The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy’s speed boats remain the most disruptive asymmetric naval force in the world.

The 40-day war of aggression launched by the United States and the Zionist regime failed to break the resolve of a nation that has spent decades perfecting the art of naval warfare in confined waters. While American officials made grandiose claims about destroying Iranian naval power, the reality on the water tells a different story.

Iran’s speedboats – hidden in sea caves along the coast and on islands – remain fully operational, radar-evading, and capable of launching devastating missile swarms against any aggressor, including the US military.

From the legendary Ashura-class boats of the Sacred Defense era to the newly unveiled Heydar-110, which shattered world speed records at 110 knots, the IRGC Navy has transformed the narrow Strait of Hormuz – through which approximately 20 percent of global oil once flowed – into a graveyard for the illusions of American naval supremacy.

Strategic logic of speed: From Tanker War to present day

The foundation of Iran’s speedboat doctrine was laid during the most painful period of the Sacred Defense in the 1980s, when the Iraqi Baathist regime, backed by the United States and other arrogant powers, launched the Tanker War in the mid-1980s.

The objective of that aggression was to cripple the Islamic Republic’s economy by destroying commercial vessels carrying goods to and from Iran.

In the first year of the war, for every six attacks on Iranian vessels, only one was answered. But in 1987, with the increased deployment of fast vessels, Iran created a balance of power, responding to every aggression.

By 1988, the equation had shifted entirely in Iran’s favor, with every enemy attack met by a decisive Iranian counterattack.

That historic experience taught Iranian commanders a timeless lesson: fast vessels are not only agile and lethal but also cost-effective compared to gigantic, slow-moving warships.

Thus, the IRGC Navy’s strategy was permanently adjusted around high-speed boats, a decision that has proven prophetic during the recent 40 days of US-Israeli war on aggression that began on February 28, 2026.

The ceasefire declared on April 8, 2026, has not diminished the threat; rather, it has underscored just how effectively Iran’s asymmetric fleet can choke the world’s most strategic waterway without ever needing to permanently close it.

Heydar-110: The world’s fastest combat vessel

On February 27, 2025 – exactly one year before the latest US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran – the IRGC Navy unveiled a true game-changer in Bandar Abbas: the Heydar-110 missile-launching vessel.

With a top speed of 110 knots (203 kilometers per hour), this carbon-fiber catamaran is officially the fastest operational military combat boat on the planet.

For comparison, the newest generation of US military fast boats can barely reach 85 kilometers per hour, while most speedboats worldwide operate between 60 and 120 kilometers per hour.

The Heydar-110 measures approximately 14 meters in length and 4.3 meters in width. Its lightweight carbon-fiber twin-hull design provides exceptional stability, even in harsh sea conditions.

Despite its compact size, it carries two anti-ship cruise missiles – likely from the Nasir or Nasr series, with an estimated range of 50 kilometers – along with a heavy machine gun mount for close engagements.

Its operational range extends to 350 nautical miles (roughly 650 kilometers), allowing it to strike far beyond Iran’s immediate coastline.

The vessel is built with stealth in mind, featuring a low radar cross-section that makes it difficult for enemy surveillance systems to detect until it is already within striking distance.

During the recent aggression, American naval forces found themselves unable to effectively counter these vessels, which emerged from hidden sea caves, launched their missiles, and vanished back into the labyrinthine coastline before US helicopters could respond.

Red wasps: Iran’s diverse fleet of high-speed attack boats

The Heydar-110 is far from Iran’s only speedboat asset. The IRGC Navy operates a diverse arsenal of fast vessels, each designed for specific tactical roles. Together, they have earned the nickname “red wasps” for their small size, blinding speed, and deadly sting.

The Ashura class, which served valiantly during the Sacred Defense, remains in service and can reach 90 knots while carrying either a 12.7-millimeter machine gun or a 107-millimeter 12-barrel rocket launcher.

The Seraj class, inspired by racing boat designs, achieves speeds of up to 65 knots and is equipped with lightweight rocket launchers and advanced electronic navigation systems.

The Tareq class, unveiled in large numbers in March 2023, exceeds 90 knots and is optimized for assault missions, rushing enemy positions from hidden launch points within minutes.

For heavier strike capabilities, Iran operates the Tondar class – a larger missile boat based on Chinese Houdong-class designs but substantially upgraded by Iranian engineers.

Armed with C-802 anti-ship cruise missiles with a range of 120 kilometers, the Tondar allows the fleet to target aggressor warships from beyond the visual horizon.

Perhaps most significantly, the IRGC has pioneered the use of unmanned surface vessels, with the Ya Mahdi high-speed drone boat leading the way.

This composite-hull vessel – less than 12 meters long and only 1.5 meters high – carries three rocket launchers and can be transformed into a mobile bomb, guided remotely from shore or from other vessels without endangering Iranian personnel.

Military analysts have described these unmanned boats as a “weapon of mass disruption” rather than mass destruction, capable of saturating American air defenses through sheer volume.

Iranian tactics that exposed US naval vulnerability

During the 40 days of US-Israeli aggression that began on February 28, 2026, the IRGC Navy demonstrated the full maturity of its asymmetric doctrine.

US officials, including President Donald Trump, made boastful claims about having “completely obliterated” the majority of the Iranian navy, even asserting that submarines had been sunk and warships destroyed, with the rest soon to be floating at the bottom of the sea.

Iranian media rejected these claims entirely, and the facts on the water proved the American rhetoric hollow.

The mosquito fleet continued to operate from cavernous bunkers hidden beneath mountains and from secret bases on Faror Island, emerging to disrupt US naval formations at will.

Analysts estimate that the IRGC could possess anywhere from hundreds to thousands of small attack boats, a number so large that even the most intense American airstrikes could not eliminate them all.

These speedboats were used to swarm and open fire on vessels attempting to breach Iran’s blockade of the strait, launching from multiple directions simultaneously to overwhelm American surveillance and defensive systems.

Although the United States responded with Seahawk helicopter attacks that reportedly destroyed some Iranian boats, the IRGC’s decentralized command structure and rapid production capabilities ensured that losses were immediately replaced.

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An advisor to the speaker of the Iranian parliament has provided a detailed account of a joint operation by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy and the Army Navy, which led to a humiliating military defeat for the United States in the Persian Gulf.

In an audio statement posted on his Telegram channel on Thursday, Mehdi Mohammadi said the defeat in the early hours of May 6 forced US President Donald Trump to abruptly halt his so-called “Project Freedom.”

Iran shut down the Strait of Hormuz to enemies and their allies following the launch on February 28 of the unprovoked US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic, Mohammadi said.

He said Iran began exercising far stricter controls last month after Trump announced the inhumane blockade of Iranian vessels and ports.

According to Mohammadi, on Monday the United States launched the so-called Project Freedom supposedly aimed at forcibly reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Two days later, however, the US was forced to stop its military campaign at the strategic waterway amid Iran’s steadfast resilience against American piracy and threats to maritime security.

“That night, from midnight until dawn, we fought a heroic battle in defense of the Strait of Hormuz,” Mohammadi said. “The IRGC Navy and the Army Navy fought side by side until morning.”

He added that the US had created a large airborne surveillance umbrella over the Strait of Hormuz and attempted to move a significant number of combat vessels from the Sea of Oman into the strait and then into the Persian Gulf.

The advisor to the parliament speaker stated that the ensuing engagement turned into a major military disaster for the United States, and that US forces suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of the IRGC Navy.

“Four of their vessels were effectively disabled,” he said. “Two of their vessels that tried to take shelter behind Abu Musa Island ran aground on coastal rocks.”

Mohammadi noted that the US had entered the confrontation seeking to achieve a victory and to reopen the Strait of Hormuz but suffered a catastrophic military defeat instead.

“At 5 a.m., Trump was forced to tweet that he was halting Project Freedom,” he said.

He added that any reasonable person would understand that no diplomatic event took place at 5 a.m. or midnight in Islamabad, calling Trump’s explanation on the matter a falsehood.

“The reality is that they intended to reopen the Strait of Hormuz by military means, but they failed,” Mohammadi wrote.

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By Press TV Strategic Analysis Desk

Nearly one month has passed since the ceasefire in the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran, requested by the American side after failing to achieve any of its military objectives.

On the battlefield, the enemy’s military war machine has fallen largely silent – not out of restraint, but out of necessity. The full-scale military aggression, launched in coordination with the Zionist regime and regional proxies on February 28, proved a strategic disaster.

Iran’s air defense architecture remains intact, its offensive capabilities have been demonstrated beyond doubt, and the assassination of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution has only further galvanized the Iranian nation against the arrogant enemy.

Yet, while the military front has been lost, the enemy has not gone quiet. On the contrary, the psychological warfare machine has shifted into high gear in recent weeks.

Faster, cheaper, and more agile than its military counterpart, this machine now operates with intense mobility – flooding media platforms, diplomatic channels, and social networks with disinformation, false narratives, and manufactured crises.

The goal is simple – to achieve at the negotiating table and in public opinion what the enemy failed to achieve with missiles, drones and fighter jets.

But just as the battlefield strategy collapsed, the psychological offensive is also doomed.

Iran, standing from a position of strength, has made it clear – there will be no compromise on its key demands in any future talks. And the United States, exhausted, overextended, and diplomatically isolated, is negotiating from a position of profound weakness.

Silence of the battlefield and noise of propaganda

During active military confrontation, the battlefield itself served as the most effective rebuttal to enemy lies. Every failed advance, every intercepted drone, every downed missile, and every retreat of American or Israeli forces provided tangible, visual, and immediate proof of undeniable and unchallenged Iranian superiority on the field.

Even with restrictions on broadcasting certain imagery for operational reasons, there was sufficient visual data to confirm the precision of Iranian retaliatory strikes and the scale of enemy failure, as confirmed by a CNN investigation earlier this week.

But in the current ceasefire phase – fragile as it is – that immediate source of tangible evidence has diminished. The battlefield has gone quiet and the cunning enemy has exploited this vacuum aggressively.

Without real-time defeats to broadcast, the psychological warfare apparatus has filled the void with fabricated claims, selectively leaked “intelligence,” and an endless stream of hypothetical scenarios designed to portray the Islamic Republic as exhausted, isolated, or willing to negotiate from a position of weakness.

None of this is true. And Iran recognizes that neglecting the impact of this psychological campaign carries consequences potentially more destructive than military war itself. Material and spiritual costs of ignoring narrative warfare can exceed those of open combat.

Feedback-driven warfare: The enemy’s listening strategy

A defining characteristic of the enemy’s psychological operations is continuous feedback collection. This propaganda apparatus does not operate blindly but meticulously monitors reactions from within Iran’s political spectrum and adjusts its messaging to foment divisions.

Consider the recent flurry of fabricated details regarding supposed Iran-US agreements on the nuclear issue. These claims are demonstrably false. No such negotiations have taken place, nor are they scheduled. Yet the enemy is knowingly disseminating these falsehoods with a clear purpose: to measure reactions.

How does the Iranian public respond? How do officials comment? How do experts analyze?

This is media negotiation without diplomacy – a phantom process designed to generate data, not outcomes. The enemy is not trying to reach a deal but it is trying to map Iranian red lines, identify points of societal pressure, and engineer internal discord.

This is typical psychological warfare disguised as statecraft.

Diplomacy in silence: Iran’s strategic patience

While the enemy deploys psychological warfare aggressively to advance its operational and diplomatic goals, Iran’s diplomatic apparatus has taken the opposite approach: minimal media presence, deliberate silence, and actions away from the eyes of foreign and domestic observers. This is not a weakness, but strategic patience.

Iran is not negotiating in public because Iran does not need to posture. The strength of its military position, the demonstrated survivability of its leadership structure, and the cohesion of its society speak louder than any press briefings.

The enemy, by contrast, is performing for its own domestic audience – trying to manufacture the appearance of victory from the wreckage of military defeat.

But make no mistake – Iran’s silence on tactics does not mean ambiguity on principles. The conditions for ending the war permanently have been clearly defined and spelled out, and they are fundamentally non-negotiable.

The five non-negotiable conditions to end the war

First is the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway and Iran’s jugular vein. For decades, Iran exercised good faith, allowing all vessels – commercial, military, and otherwise – free passage through its territorial waters. This goodwill continued even after the 12-day war imposed on the Iranian nation in June last year.

But this time, the enemy crossed every red line. A full-scale war was imposed on the country. The Leader of the Islamic Revolution and top military commanders were assassinated. The goal was nothing less than the destruction and partition of Iran.

Under these circumstances, Iran has not only the right but the existential duty to exercise effective control over its territorial waters. The Strait of Hormuz is not a bargaining chip. It is not for sale, lease, or negotiation. It is Iran’s sovereign right and a permanent necessity for the security of every Iranian citizen, now and for generations.

Second is war damages and reparations. The identity of the aggressor is not in dispute. The US and the Zionist regime launched an unprovoked, savage war against a nation that was still negotiating in good faith. The attack took place on the eve of the next round of talks.

The material destruction, the loss of thousands of innocent lives, the injuries to thousands more, and the martyrdom of top-ranking leaders demand full compensation.

Failure to insist on reparations would not only be a betrayal of the victims but would set a catastrophic precedent, signaling to every aggressive power worldwide that they can attack sovereign nations without financial or legal consequence.

Third is the expulsion of American occupation forces from the region.

For over forty years, America has maintained military bases in the region with the explicit purpose of containing, weakening, and ultimately destroying the Islamic Republic.

Iran has survived two full-scale wars in the past year imposed through that very presence. While the armed forces may in fact appreciate having those bases within range when the time comes to strike back – as proven during the recent war – the strategic message must be unmistakable: a victorious Iran will not allow defeated enemy forces to loiter near its borders. This is a lesson not only for America but for all countries in the region: protect your sovereignty, and never host terrorists dressed as soldiers.

Fourth is that the end of the imposed war must include Iran’s allies in the Resistance Front.

Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine, Yemen – these nations and movements stood with Iran in the testing times. They offered thousands of martyrs, especially in Lebanon.

Iran’s strength is multiplied by these resistance groups, and their resistance is strengthened by Iran’s unflinching and unwavering support. Rational, strategic, ethical, and religious principles all dictate that the Resistance Front cannot be abandoned or treated as a separate theater once Iran’s direct war concludes.

The enemy’s aggression must end for all. That’s the key demand.

The fifth point pertains to lifting of oppressive sanctions and annulment of unjust UN Security Council resolutions, which will naturally follow the realization of the first four conditions, particularly the establishment of Iran’s effective sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz.

Without those four conditions, however, the possibility of sanctions relief is effectively zero.

The nuclear distraction: Proof of enemy weakness

The enemy’s recent reintroduction of the nuclear issue is itself an admission of failure.

If the US had truly destroyed Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, as it repeatedly claimed during and after the 12-day war, there would be nothing left to discuss.

The fact that Washington is now raising nuclear demands at the negotiating table is irrefutable evidence that its wartime boasts were lies.

The nuclear issue is being revived for three reasons only: first, to manufacture a victory narrative from a failed war; second, to pose as the victorious party for domestic consumption; and third, to try to justify the unjustifiable – the savage murder of thousands of innocent Iranians and the massive destruction of civilian infrastructure.

None of these reasons constitutes a legitimate diplomatic objective. They are psychological warfare props. And they will fail, just as the military campaign failed.

Strength confronts weakness

The United States is evidently exhausted. Its treasury is drained. Its alliances are fracturing. Its domestic public opinion has turned against another illegal war in West Asia. Its military has been humiliated by a country whose might it had underestimated for decades.

The Islamic Republic of Iran, by contrast, emerged from the latest imposed war with new leadership, its military doctrine vindicated, its society unified, and its strategic depth expanded. The enemy’s psychological warfare has failed for the same reason its military warfare failed: because it is fighting against reality.

As it has already been made clear, Iran will not compromise on its key demands. The Strait of Hormuz is not negotiable. Reparations are not optional. The expulsion of American forces is not a favor to be requested. The Resistance Front will not be abandoned.

The enemy can keep its propaganda machines running at full speed. But noise does not change facts. And the facts are these: Iran is in a position of strength while the US is in a complete disarray. The war is effectively over, and Iran is the undisputed victor.

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Majlis (the Iranian Parliament)’s speaker dismisses recent reports about a supposed impending arrangement between Tehran and Washington, describing them as misleading and part of recurring fake media narratives originating in the United States.

In a post on X on Thursday, Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf referred to allegations published by the US-based outlet Axios regarding such an arrangement, ironically describing them as “Operation Fauxios.”

He suggested that circulation of such reports reflected a routine pattern in US media coverage, particularly stories attributed to unnamed sources that Iranian officials have repeatedly rejected as unfounded and have later been proven invariably wrong.

Qalibaf noted that the psychological operation had come after “Operation Trust Me Bro failed,” pointing to the unfailing frustration of US President Donald Trump’s hostile intentions regarding the Islamic Republic during Washington’s latest aggression.

The US and the Israeli regime launched their latest round of unprovoked aggression targeting Iran from February 28 to April 7.

The latter date saw Trump announce a unilateral two-week ceasefire after the Islamic Republic faced the aggression with at least 100 waves of decisive and successful retaliatory strikes.

In a move sending shockwaves throughout the global energy markets, the Islamic Republic shut the Strait of Hormuz to enemies and their allies and then deployed far stricter controls over the waterway after Washington sustained an illegal naval blockade it had imposed on the country.

Iran then ruled out returning to the negotiation table unless the blockade was lifted. On Wednesday and amid the Islamic Republic’s continued resilience, Trump said he was “pausing” his so-called “Project Freedom,” a much-hyped plan supposedly aimed at forcibly reopening the strait.

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May 6 2026

Tehran says it is still reviewing Washington’s latest proposal for a potential agreement to end the war, with no official response yet delivered.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Wednesday that genuine negotiation requires good faith, not dictation or extortion.

In an interview with ISNA news agency, Baghaei said, “The US proposal is still being reviewed by Iran, and once Tehran finalizes its views, it will convey them to the Pakistani side.”

In a separate post on X, Baghaei elaborated on Tehran’s understanding of what negotiations entail, citing international law.

“The concept of ‘negotiations’ requires, at the very least, a genuine attempt to engage in discussions with a view to resolving the dispute (ICJ, Judgement of 1 April 2011, para. 157),” he wrote.

“It needs ‘good faith’, then, meaning that ‘negotiations’ is not ‘disputation’; nor is it ‘dictation’, ‘deception’, ‘extortion’ or ‘coercion’.”

Iranian officials have repeatedly criticized the United States for its approach to talks as the White House seeks to impose conditions rather than engage in genuine give-and-take.

Unacceptable US clauses and Trump’s ‘reckless’ move

Informed sources told Tasnim News Agency that despite American media claims about getting closer to a one-page preliminary agreement, Iran has not yet responded to the latest US text.

The informed sources told Tasnim that the latest text, delivered before Washington’s hostile adventure in the Persian Gulf under the so-called “Project Freedom,” contained several unacceptable provisions.

“Propaganda by American media today is mostly aimed at justifying Trump’s retreat from his recent hostile act; that act was wrong from the start and should never have been undertaken.”

The source added that Iran had transmitted a reasonable and logical 14-point proposal through Pakistani mediators before the United States sent its own plan. Iran, the source said, was reviewing that plan when Washington embarked on its new reckless adventure and interrupted the process.

“Experience should have shown the Americans that the language of force and threats is not only ineffective against Iran but worsens the situation for the US and other enemies.”

‘Bad faith undermines diplomacy’

Following Donald Trump’s retreat from the hostile move, Iran has resumed its review, the source said.

The friction over the pace of diplomacy coincides with Washington’s continued naval blockade of Iranian ports, which Tehran considers illegal and a breach of the fragile ceasefire brokered by Pakistan in early April.

Baghaei’s insistence on “good faith” echoes consistent Iranian demands that the United States must stop what Tehran calls “contradictory messages, inconsistent behavior and unacceptable actions” before any new round of talks can be scheduled.