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IRGC: No commercial ships, oil tankers passed through Strait of Hormuz
May 05, 2026 06:40Pars Today — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that no commercial vessels or oil tankers have passed through the Strait of Hormuz in recent hours.
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Araghchi: Strait of Hormuz will not return to previous conditions; we have no negotiations in nuclear field
May 05, 2026 05:57Pars Today — Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, in a meeting with members of Iran’s Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, emphasized that a mechanism is being developed to manage the Strait of Hormuz and that the strait will not return to its previous conditions.
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Baqaei: U.S cannot speak to Iran in language of threats and force
May 04, 2026 12:58Pars Today – The spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasized that the United States must have learned that it cannot speak to Iran in the language of force.
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IRGC spokesperson: Final victors are Iranian armed forces
May 04, 2026 09:57Pars Today – The spokesperson of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) described the difference between Iran’s armed forces and those of other countries as having a spiritual identity and power.
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Khatam Headquarters commander warns U.S.: Do not approach Strait of Hormuz
May 04, 2026 07:32Pars Today – The commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters emphasized in a statement that Iran’s armed forces have full oversight and control over the Strait of Hormuz, stating that under all circumstances, any safe passage through the strait must be coordinated with the Iranian military forces.
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Trump requests to hide images of U.S. bases destroyed by Iran
May 04, 2026 13:24Pars Today – U.S. President Donald Trump has asked satellite companies to conceal images of U.S. bases in West Asia that were destroyed by the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Beijing: New U.S. sanctions against Chinese refineries should not be followed
May 04, 2026 13:06Pars Today – China’s Ministry of Commerce announced that the country will not comply with U.S. sanctions against five companies that have been targeted for purchasing Iranian oil.
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American journalist calls Trump “Netanyahu’s hostage”
May 04, 2026 13:03Pars Today – American commentator Tucker Carlson described Donald Trump, in the context of the Iran war, as someone being controlled from afar and a hostage of Israel’s prime minister.
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Mearsheimer: War against Iran an absolute defeat for America
May 04, 2026 09:00Pars Today – John Mearsheimer, an American international relations theorist, called the war against Iran the biggest disastrous mistake in the history of foreign policy and an absolute defeat for the United States.
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NY Times: Attack on Iran was a turning point in America’s decline / Congressman: Trump has only increased people’s costs through war
May 04, 2026 08:49Pars Today – In an analytical report, The New York Times described the joint U.S.–Israeli military aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran as a turning point in the decline of the American empire, writing that U.S. President Donald Trump, with this military adventure, created exactly the same quagmire for the United States that he had promised to escape from.