Iranian officials issued a defiant message on Thursday, portraying the country's resilience and regional profile as stronger than ever before in the wake of the US-Israeli war of aggression.

US failure in a 40-day war against Iran has overshadowed Trump’s China visit, shifting leverage to Beijing on key contentious issues, with Iran emerging as a major power reshaping global dynamics and new rules of engagement.

The Iranian foreign minister tells Press TV that it is the United States, not Iran, that is strangling the Strait of Hormuz through its illegal blockade.

The Iranian foreign minister says Iranians have never backed down and will never surrender to the will and whims of a declining imperial power such as the US.

Yenmen emphasized the necessity for all Islamic countries to resist this aggression and to thwart the Zionist plot.

Araghchi says Iran reserves the right to respond to Kuwait’s unlawful attack on a boat used by Iranian nationals.

Iran has firmly rejected a US-Bahrain draft resolution on the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a one-sided attempt to legitimize unlawful military actions.