Overview
- On Saturday Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi held urgent phone talks with Pakistan’s army chief, Turkey’s foreign minister, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister and Britain’s foreign secretary to issue warnings about U.S. actions.
- Araghchi told interlocutors that Iran is ready to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity and that any act of aggression would be met with a decisive, proportionate response.
- Iran’s Foreign Ministry publicly accused the United States of violating the mid‑June memorandum by continuing strikes on Iranian targets, imposing restrictions on Iranian ports and commercial shipping, and stepping up economic pressure.
- U.S. and Iranian forces have resumed exchanges of airstrikes after a pause, with U.S. officials previously saying strikes aimed to degrade Iran’s ability to threaten commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
- Diplomatic channels remain open but fragile, Iran is urging regional states not to join U.S. or Israeli operations, and the combination of strikes, maritime limits and economic steps raises the risk of miscalculation that could disrupt shipping and regional security.