iran war: iran says saudi-pakistan-turkey pact shows 'change in perception' toward u.s.
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a pact signed last week between saudi arabia, turkey and pakistan was a “sign of a change in the perception” that countries in the region have toward the united states, according to iran’s foreign ministry.
ministry spokesperson esmaeil baqaei said at a weekly news conference that “countries of the region have realized that security is not a commodity that can be bought from false brokers.”
baqaei was referring to the u.s., which is an ally of the three countries that signed the pact on friday, per afp.
“countries in the region cannot rely on the claim of security provided by the u.s. as in the past,” he added.
baqaei also noted iran wasn’t concerned that the deal could be aimed at iran, stating it had “deep religious, historical and civilizational ties” to saudi arabia, turkey and pakistan.
he said there’s “no reason to worry that this treaty will be against iran.”
pakistan’s foreign ministry said friday that the pact meant an attack on any member would be regarded as an attack on all, adding it was “intended to strengthen collective deterrence.”
here’s the latest on the iran war on monday:
trump says strait of hormuz has been ‘mine swept’
u.s. president donald trump said monday afternoon that the u.s. has total control of the strait of hormuz and that the crucial shipping waterway has been swept for mines.
when asked by a reporter in the oval office about an estimate for when the strait would be reopened to maritime traffic, trump said, “it’s open now. look, the only one that has control of the strait of hormuz right now is the united states navy.”
he called the u.s. blockade of ships heading to iran “infallible” and a “steel wall,” letting only international ships that are approved for passage.
describing the situation of the waterway with iran as “a little bit complex,” he said, “they will, on occasion, drop a mine, and we find the mines. you know, we’ve mine swept the entire strait, as you probably maybe heard, maybe you didn’t hear.”
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he added that the u.s. controls the strait “100%.”
iran’s supreme leader shakes up top military posts
iran’s supreme leader mojtaba khamenei has made six new senior military appointments, state-run media reported monday.
among the officials taking on new posts was maj.-gen. ali abdollahi, who is now the chief of staff for the army; maj.-gen. ahmad vahidi, who is now commander-in-chief of the islamic revolutionary guard corps (irgc); and rear admiral ali azmaei, who is now commander of the irgc navy.
trump makes another demand to iran
trump made one more compensation demand to iran on monday afternoon.
“with respect to the iran negotiations, iran should be responsible for the damages and death caused to the people of lebanon, syria, yemen, and gaza!” trump said in a post on his truth social platform.
trump responds to iran’s compensation demands with some of his own
in response to iran releasing a list of compensation demands as part of negotiations to end the war, trump responded with his own call for u.s. compensation.
iran foreign minister abbas araghchi earlier said reopening the strait of hormuz would only happen if some conditions were met, including the u.s. pay iran “compensation for violations” of the memorandum of understanding, abc news reported.
on truth social, trump wrote: “i see that representatives of the islamic republic of iran are asking for compensation for the damage done to them during the last five month military conflict (started because, they will not have a nuclear weapon), even though it was never mentioned in any of our negotiations or meetings!
“i am likewise demanding compensation from iran,” he added.
“additionally, compensation should be paid to the families of the hundreds of thousands of innocent protestors that iran has killed over the last 50 years, not to mention the 52,000 that have been killed in the last five months. i have instructed my representatives to put this firmly into any, and all, future negotiations.”
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what iran is demanding for strait of hormuz reopening
on the weekend, iranian officials had listed fresh demands for the reopening of the strait of hormuz.
mohammad bagher zolghadr, a senior official with the revolutionary guards, listed six demands for the full reopening, which the u.s. is unlikely to accept, cnn reported.
the demands include:
— permanent end to the war with iran and its regional allies;
— end to threats or insults against iran;
— lifting of the naval blockade of iranian ports by the u.s;
— withdrawal of american military forces from iran’s vicinity;
— american compensation for damage caused during this year’s war and the june 2025 conflict;
— lifting of sanctions against iran and the unconditional release of frozen iranian assets.
some of the demands were previously listed in the memorandum of understanding signed by iran and the u.s. in june before it was suspended a month later.
iranian officials persistently state that a proposed agreement to manage shipping through the strait is a bilateral arrangement with oman and with no u.s. involvement. last week, it was suggested that the two countries were on the verge of a deal.
“negotiations are proceeding very smoothly and constructively,” baqaei told reporters monday.
houthis attack red sea port twice in 24 hours
the iran-backed houthi rebels in yemen have attacked the red sea port city of mocha twice in the last 24 hours.
mocha is a main port controlled by yemen’s internationally recognized government. it’s been renovated to handle shipping that avoids the houthi-held port of hodeida.
a houthi military source told al-masirah tv that the attack targeted a weapons depot and saudi troop concentrations, per cbs news.
the yemeni armed forces stated on social media that residential neighbourhoods were hit by ballistic missiles and drones and that air defence systems intercepted some of the drones.
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drones and missiles were also used in the earlier attack on mocha. at least seven people were killed and 15 were injured in the strike, the national resistance forces said.
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