Iran executes political prisoner Mehrab Abdollahzadeh

Tehran’s five main dams remain below 20% capacity despite recent rainfall, a provincial water official warned on Sunday.

Behnam Bakhshi, spokesman for Tehran province’s water and wastewater company, said the dams held 345 million cubic meters of water, equal to 18% of capacity.

He said reserves were 90 million cubic meters lower than last year and 364 million cubic meters below the long-term average.

Bakhshi said recent rains had not overcome years of drought, adding that Tehran should already be planning for autumn and winter.

A National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) carrying more than 1.9 million barrels of crude oil has reached waters in the Far East after reportedly evading tracking systems and US naval surveillance, according to maritime monitoring reports.

The vessel, identified as HUGE (IMO: 9357183), is estimated to be carrying oil worth nearly $220 million.

It was last sighted off Sri Lanka over a week ago and is now reported to be transiting the Lombok Strait in Indonesia toward the Riau Archipelago.

US President Donald Trump said the ongoing naval blockade involving Iran is “very friendly,” adding that it faces no resistance.

Responding to a question about his letter to Congress stating that hostilities in Iran had concluded, Trump said: “Well, it’s a very friendly blockade. Nobody at all is challenging it.”

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States plans to significantly reduce its troop presence in Germany, beyond previously discussed figures.

When asked why US forces were being withdrawn, Trump said: “We’re going to cut way down and we’re cutting a lot further than 5000."

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he will review Iran’s latest proposal but suggested it is unlikely to be acceptable, arguing that Tehran has not “paid a big enough price” for its actions over the past decades.

"I will soon be reviewing the plan that Iran has just sent to us, but can’t imagine that it would be acceptable in that they have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump posted on Truth Social.