Maziar Motamedi

Pressure is expected to build on the Iranian public, as well as global energy markets due to the US blockade.

The IRGC has taken the lead in Iran, particularly over Hormuz – and the government says it’s on the same page.

Hardline MPs table plan that aims to formalise control over the strait and undermine any negotiations.

US military has significantly increased the scale of attacks on Iran in recent days as the Strait of Hormuz standoff boils over.

Analysts say door to diplomacy still open despite exchange of attacks and threats.

Iranian officials insist that Tehran will not give up control over the waterway as US attacks threaten fragile truce.

The devastation that industrial facilities have taken from two wars in a year might take years to reverse, say analysts.

The judiciary chief has emphasised the need to avenge Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and prosecute foreign ‘aggressors’.

The Islamic Republic is leaning into religious imagery to hone its political messages locally and across the region.

Iran will be shut down on Sunday and Monday to encourage more mourners to join funeral procession.