Tehran rejects Donald Trump's claims of ongoing negotiations, saying it is not negotiating with the United States

 Trump threatening resumption of military operations against Iran 

Iran has directly rejected Donald Trump's claims of ongoing negotiations, saying it is not negotiating with the United States and has not requested talks — adding "it's not in our DNA," according to Tasnim.

The Foreign Ministry said "it's not in our DNA" to seek negotiations and insisted Washington is the side requesting talks.

Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi also declared, "The Strait of Hormuz will never return to its pre-war state."

President Donald Trump on Tuesday reportedly told Fox News that he may resume bombing Iran any moment.

“I can resume military operations against Iran and finish the job, and there are people who want me to do that.”

“There are those who want me to destroy Iran’s power plants and bridges.”

“The Iranians know that I will destroy their bridges and power plants if they do not reach an agreement with us.”

According to some reports on possibilities of resumption to hostilities between United States and Iran, Pakistani intelligence agencies assess that US President Donald Trump could launch a limited ground offensive to seize parts of Iran’s southern coast, DPA reported Monday citing security sources in Islamabad.

The assessment is based on military observations, according to the report.

The sources said Pakistan and Qatar were again relaying proposals between Washington and Tehran, but that Iran was seeking a permanent ceasefire and opposed a limited truce.

Iran’s military has warned the United States against a ground offensive and said it is prepared for such an operation, according to the report.

The ground invasion agenda will not be unconnected to the concerns raised by the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the Pickaxe mountain believed to be the secured underground housing the Iranian nuclear facilities.

Any ground invasion in whatever manner may likely result in heavy casualties on both sides.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington DC for his 8th Trump meeting

The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington to discuss Iran, the Abraham Accords, and Lebanon with US President Donald Trump.

Netanyahu said that this will be his eighth meeting with Trump, which is more than he has had with any other world leader.

Some hours before meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Trump told Fox News that Netanyahu was publicly raising concerns about Iran’s “Pickaxe Mountain” to persuade him to remain engaged in the conflict. 

Trump said those discussions should have taken place privately, adding that Netanyahu should have spoken to him directly instead of “telling the world.”

Iran says Naval blockade enforcement is escalation of war

The Iran's Khatam Al-Anbiya Central Headquarters in Monday said any US military action to enforce the naval blockade will be considered an escalation of the conflict and "will not go unanswered."

US CENTCOM previously stated its forces had redirected 12 vessels and disabled two others in the Strait of Hormuz.

US has not back down on Iran as officials believe Washington’s economic pressure could ultimately do more damage to Iran than its bombing campaign, Axios reported Monday citing senior US officials.

Both American intelligence and open-source reports indicate gasoline shortages in Iran, while officials warned of possible bank runs and difficulties paying fighters as sanctions and a US naval blockade deepen financial pressure on Tehran. But this is iran that have survived many decades of economic terrorism from United States.

One official said Iran was “more scared of Treasury than the War Department,” while acknowledging that economic pressure could take longer than a full-scale military campaign to force Tehran into an agreement.

The report said access to frozen assets and sanctions relief remains a central Iranian priority in talks aimed at turning the pause in fighting into a lasting ceasefire.

Times of Israel, citing an Arab official and an informed source indicates that Iran and Oman have agreed to the proposal put forward by the mediators, pending Trump’s approval.

The source added Trump is postponing a decision on the proposal until after his expected meeting with Netanyahu.

Global oil prices fell sharply Monday after a pause in fighting between the United States and Iran, marking their biggest decline since April 8, CNN reported Monday.

Brent crude futures closed 11.3% lower at $85.87 a barrel, while US crude fell about 7% to $82.61, according to the report.

US President Donald Trump said Washington halted strikes on Iran as the US military campaigns have no effects and America is already experiencing weapons and ammunition shortage. Iran too claimed retaliatory strikes have stopped since Washington stopped it's attacks in Tehran.

In the declassified reports, US have agreed to over 600 casualties from Iran's ballistic missiles against the US military bases and infrastructure in the Persian gulf.

PENTAGON RECLASSIFIES IRAN-WAR CASUALTIES AS TOTAL U.S. LOSSES RISE ABOVE 600

The Pentagon has moved four recently killed American service members and more than 200 wounded personnel out of its main Iran-war casualty count and into a newly created category called "Overseas Operations."

When both categories are combined, publicly available Pentagon data indicates that at least 18 U.S. troops have been killed and 624 wounded since the war began. The reclassification has triggered questions about whether Washington is dividing casualties across separate labels to reduce the apparent cost of the conflict and support its argument that renewed fighting constitutes a different military operation.

Iran totally destroyed the US military bases and assets in the Persian gulf. Personnel casualties are believed to be far more than what the US called declassified.

Mosquito fleet: "Iran's asymmetric naval warfare earns Putin's praise

The Iran‑style "mosquito fleet" has been "quite efficient" in the Middle East conflict zone, Russia's President Vladimir Putin noted during a meeting with Russian Navy officers on July 26.

"It is a matter of new technologies," Putin explained.

He added that Russia has been developing similar capabilities — small ships equipped with advanced weapons such as Kalibr missiles that could deliver precise and painful strikes to any enemy.

Iran's so‑called mosquito fleet consists of about 20 Ghadir‑class midget submarines and several thousand fast missile and assault boats.

Light and nimble, these vessels can be hidden in tunnels carved into Iran's rocky coastline, making them difficult for the US to destroy with long‑range weaponry

Source: Sputnik 

Yemen's Houthis Struck Saudi Arabia's Southern Yanbu, uses to Bypass Strait of Hormuz by the Kingdom

Yemen's Houthis have Struck Saudi Arabia's Southern Yanbu Terminal, which the Kingdom uses to Bypass the Strait of Hormuz.

Fuel Depots can be seen Burning from King Fahd Road 

Saudi Arabia still has the Northern Yanbu Terminal for its Oil Exports

In another report, Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted and destroyed drones coming from Iraq, the Kingdom’s defense ministry says in a statement


The drones attempted to target oil facilities in Saudi Arabia’s eastern region and Riyadh, according to the ministry


The ministry says the drones were launched from Iraqi territory by Iran-backed militias

Houthis have claimed responsibility for the drones  attacks.

On Monday, Yemen's Houthis announce multiple drone strikes on several targets and sensitive points in the supply and transport of crude oil from eastern Saudi Arabia to the Yanbu port, in response to Saudi drones breaching Yemeni airspace, per Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree.

This comes after today’s drone attacks on the Abqaiq oil refinery.

Both Jordan and Qatar have separately condemned the drone attacks against the Saudi Kingdom.

Qatar on Monday strongly condemned attempted drone attacks targeting oil facilities in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province and Riyadh regions, saying the drones were launched from Iraqi territory.

The attacks were a “flagrant violation of Saudi sovereignty and a threat to its security and stability and the safety of its lands,” Qatar’s Foreign Ministry said.

The ministry also described them as a breach of international law, the UN Charter and the principles of good neighborliness.

It said Qatar stood in full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and supported all legitimate measures taken by the kingdom to protect its sovereignty, security and territory.

According to a report, over the past 48 hours, the Yemeni armed forces have struck three Saudi oil tankers." 

Sixteen Saudi vessels had turned back, unable to transit the Houthi-controlled Bab al-Mandab Strait in the past six days, beginning July 20, it added

"Since Yemen imposed the blockade, not a single Saudi oil tanker has passed through the Strait in either direction," the source stated

The ban on Saudi shipping, imposed on July 20, remains in effect, according to the source

The Houthis announced the blockade in response to Saudi control over Yemen's airspace for 12 years, and after Sanaa airport was shelled as an Iranian plane carrying a Houthi delegation was landing