Abbas Araghchi

Addressing Iran's overnight strikes targeting Citibank in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates, Araghchi stated in the interview that they were retaliation for the recent attack on Iran's Bank Sepah.

Other ships are free to pass, although many prefer not to due to “security concerns,” which Araghchi claimed have nothing to do with Iran.

According to US President Donald Trump's announcement, the strikes were focused on military targets on the island and avoided the oil installations.

Asked in an interview on Monday evening about the possibility of negotiations with Tehran, Trump told Fox he heard Tehran wanted to talk badly.

Araghchi also added that Iran's attacks through the Middle East were "the consequence of the US aggression against us."

Access alone does not guarantee an unfiltered look inside the Iranian capital, especially when that access is granted by the regime itself.  

Iran’s appointment of Mojtaba Khamenei as supreme leader sees widespread military loyalty, while oil prices surge amid fears of prolonged disruptions to the Strait of Hormuz.

Mojtaba was a mid-ranking cleric, but with close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps • Iran's ideology frowns on hereditary succession • IDF will 'pursue every successor'

The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia have all come under heavy drone and missile fire from Iran over the past week.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said later on Thursday that four additional Typhoon fighter jets would be sent to Qatar as the conflict in the Middle East escalates.