Iran’s President Says His Country is Fighting a “Full-Scale War” with USA: Latest News on U.S.-Iran War

Here are the latest developments on Monday:

Yemen’s Houthis announce Saudi blockade

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced “a maritime embargo against the criminal Saudi enemy, based on the equation of ‘an eye for an eye,’ effective immediately upon the issuance of this statement,” military spokesman Yahya Saree said in a video statement.

He said the move was in response to Saudi Arabia’s blockade of Houthi “ports and airports” and the targeting of Sanaa airport last week, adding that they would respond to “the blockade with a blockade”.

“Any foolish act committed by the reckless Saudi enemy through all escalation will be met with a comprehensive and decisive escalation,” Saree added.

Full-Scale War’ with USA

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his country was in a “full-scale war” with the United States and that Tehran should “accept the natural consequences of this resistance”.

Iran minister to visit Pakistan

Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni is set to travel to Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, on Monday, a Pakistani interior ministry source said.

The source confirmed to AFP that the minister would have talks with Pakistani officials but did not elaborate on whether it was linked to Pakistan’s long-running mediation efforts to end fighting between the United States and Iran.

Bahrain, Kuwait report Iran attacks

Bahrain’s civil aviation body said Iran had targeted its air navigation systems with drones, though traffic remained unaffected.

Kuwait, which, like Bahrain, hosts US military installations, also reported intercepting Iranian attacks.

A man holds a placard depicting US President Donald Trump and displaying the words “There Will Be Blood” as they gather at Ferdowsi Square for the funeral procession of Iran’s slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran July 6, 2026. Massive crowds are expected on July 6 for the funeral procession of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei in Tehran, with authorities hoping to avoid a repeat of the chaos that accompanied his predecessor’s funeral. (Photo by Wakil Kohsar / AFP) /

Oil retreats after hitting a month-high

Oil fell back after hitting its highest price in a month as Iran said diplomatic exchanges with the United States were ongoing via mediators despite the two sides’ ceasefire all but collapsing.

The benchmark Brent North Sea contract rose above $91 a barrel before giving up the gains on hopes for negotiations.

Iran says it is talking to the US through mediators

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said diplomatic exchanges are going on with the United States through mediators.

“The diplomatic apparatus has been active in recent days, and ideas have been conveyed to us by certain mediators,” he said.

Baghaei said Iran would not allow the Strait of Hormuz to be used to threaten the country’s security. He also called on the UN atomic agency to condemn US strikes, which he said targeted the Darkhovin nuclear plant being built in southwest Iran.

US widens strikes on Iran

The United States expanded its strikes on Iran, targeting provinces around the country, including the city of Bushehr, which hosts a nuclear power plant.

Since the resumption of hostilities, the US had focused strikes around Hormuz, but extended them on Monday to other provinces, according to state media and local authorities.

Iranian state media said at least one person was killed and several more wounded in US strikes in the country’s northwest overnight.

Iran using Hormuz as ‘leverage’: Rubio

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran is using the strategic Strait of Hormuz as leverage, urging other countries to step up pressure to protect global shipping.

“It’s clear that Iran, at least some people in Iran, want to control the straits and hold that as leverage against the world,” Rubio told reporters.

Trump says US hitting Iran to honor Americans killed

US President Donald Trump said Sunday the latest military strikes on Iran were being carried out in honor of US service members killed in recent days.

“We hit them very hard again tonight, and we did that in honor of the, probably three, it’s probably three great patriots,” Trump told reporters.

Two were killed in Jordan on Friday and a third in Iraq on Sunday, according to US officials, taking the total of confirmed American fatalities since the start of the war in February to 17.

By AFP