Parliament speaker Qalibaf set the tone, insisting Washington had broken promises, must be punished, and Tehran would fight until its demands were met.
Attention then locked on the Strait, where naval commander Sayyari said Hormuz was closed and transit required coordination, army chief Hatami claimed full surveillance, and state outlets said US warships had withdrawn 800 km. CENTCOM said it destroyed an Iran-linked dhow scouting targets in the Sea of Oman and rejected IRGC claims about sinkings and US casualties, as monitors counted 20 vessel attacks in two weeks and the UN warned fertilizer must move within weeks.
CNN reporting that the Pentagon drafted plans to use the MOAB against Iranian sites drew threats and denials, while Riyadh blamed Tehran for Houthi strikes, Washington sanctioned 16 individuals and 10 entities, and the World Bank warned 70% inflation would push 3 million more Iranians into poverty.
