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The ongoing war in Sudan took centre stage at the UN Human Rights Council on Monday where the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, led calls for an end to attacks on civilians in "markets, hospitals [and] fuel stations".

Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has reacted to the US war secretary's threats against Iran and said any attack on Iran's assets will be met with strikes on US energy companies in the region.

Iran has threatened to retaliate against any new US attacks on its oil tankers, warning American oil and gas interests in the Persian Gulf could be targeted.

Iranian emergency services have extinguished a fire on one of the oil tankers that was set ablaze following a US strike, the Fars news agency reported on Monday.

Negotiations between Iran and Oman on a temporary shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz are in the final stage, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday.

Tehran warns ships entering designated area will face sanctions amid escalating standoff with US.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says Oman has acted in good faith during recent talks on shipping security in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's Armed Forces, leadership and people formed a "triangle of power" that enabled Iran to overcome its adversaries' plans during two US-Israeli-imposed wars against the country, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Brigadier General Kioumars Heidari said on Monday.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has once again denounced the US for committing war crimes in Iran, describing the American military attacks and killing of civilians as "deliberate" aggression, not "collateral damage."

Iranian Navy commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says the enemy is deeply concerned about Iran's operational initiatives, warning that the Armed Forces can "ground" the enemy anywhere if necessary.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has said Iran's actions in the Strait of Hormuz are quite defensive and are being carried out in response to the ongoing military aggression of the US and the Israeli regime.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei says that America started the war but expects the whole world to pay the bill, while portraying Iran as the one that caused this chaos.

Iran has warned South Korea against any military participation in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, saying such involvement would amount to direct support for an aggressor and could have serious consequences.

Pakistan's Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imran Ahmed Siddiqui, has emphasized that Islamabad strongly believes diplomacy, dialogue, and confidence-building are the most effective means for resolving disputes.

Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baqaei has said the Islamic Republic maintains very good and friendly relations with China, stressing that contacts between the two countries continue at various levels.

IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi has reiterated that the agency is unable to verify the status of Iran's declared nuclear material and facilities due to a lack of access and information from Tehran.

At the meeting of the IAEA Board of Governors, the Islamic Republic of Iran condemned the aggression by the United States and the Israeli regime against the country's peaceful, safeguards-subjected nuclear facilities, emphasizing that through these attacks, the aggressors bombed the UN Charter, the IAEA Statute, and fundamental nuclear safety rules.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on September 7 that he was alarmed by the resumption of attacks between the United States and Iran, warning the violence was affecting the wider Persian Gulf region.

The Chairman of the Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Commission announced Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's attendance at the commission, and said that the meeting addressed issues such as measures taken regarding the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and interactions between Iran and Oman, particularly concerning the Strait of Hormuz.

A senior adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has warned that restoring trust between his nation and Iran could take years or even decades.