Ex-president's daughter says domestic reforms vital for regime survival

"We hope the other side has also come to understand that Iran cannot be forced into negotiations through threats or the use of force," Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian told his Egyptian counterpart in a phone call on Saturday.

"Any aggression or attack on the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran will be met with a firm and decisive response," he said, according to Iran's presidency.

"Iran has never sought war and does not seek it in any way. We firmly believe that war would benefit neither Iran, nor the United States, nor the region."

The Egyptian presidency reported that President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Pezeshkian discussed recent developments regarding Iran’s nuclear program and regional issues.

A video report released by a local newspaper in southern Iran shows a man in military uniform injured in the mysterious blast that hit Bandar Abbas on Saturday morning.

State media had attributed the blast to a gas leak, and the Revolutionary Guard had denied that its navy chief was killed.

Israel also denied any involvement in a series of blast that hit Iran, including the one in Bandar Abbas.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday confirmed that Washington cannot share its Iran plan with its Persian Gulf allies.

“We can’t tell them the plan. If I told them the plan, it would be almost as bad as telling you the plan – it could be worse, actually," he told Fox News.

"But look, the plan is that [Iran is] talking to us, and we’ll see if we can do something, otherwise we’ll see what happens… We have a big fleet heading out there, bigger than we had - and still have, actually - in Venezuela.”

US President Donald Trump on Saturday posted a video showing a heavy police presence in Tehran and reposted a comment that said, “HAPPENING NOW – Tehran. The IRGC are in panic mode. Fully sh*tting their pants.”

Security and law enforcement forces of the Islamic Republic have significantly increased their presence across parts of Iran, with reports pointing to an unusual buildup in Tehran as well as the western cities of Ardabil and Kermanshah, according to eyewitness accounts and local monitoring groups.

The Telegram channel Bazaar Civil Protest reported, citing field observations, that the deployment of security and police forces in Tehran has risen to an unprecedented level.

The reports describe the large-scale positioning of foot patrols and vehicles, an increase in security patrols, and the organized presence of multiple units across different parts of the capital.

According to witnesses quoted by the channel, the heightened security presence reflects concerns within the authorities over the possibility of renewed unrest. The same source said similar deployments have been observed in Ardabil and Kermanshah, suggesting a broader security alert beyond Tehran amid fears of fresh protests.