Russia said on Sunday that its forces had conducted strikes on Ukrainian ports and vessels, while Ukraine, on the same day, reported attacks on Russian fuel facilities, according to official statements from both sides.
Russia's Defense Ministry said in its latest report that its forces, with Oniks anti-ship missiles and air-launched cruise missiles, attacked Ukrainian facilities at the ports of Odesa and Yuzhny, including a long-range drone assembly workshop, military supplies warehouses, and fuel storage sites.
Russian aircraft and drones also struck Ukraine's bulk carriers carrying military cargo, as well as two vessels from which Ukraine had launched attack drones and unmanned boats, the ministry said.
On the same day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the Ukrainian military conducted long-range strikes against targets within the Russian territory.
He said the units of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) struck three oil depots in Russia's Stavropol region, as well as another fuel facility in the area.
Zelensky also said the Ukrainian forces hit three Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea, describing the operations as "a fully justified and accurate" response to Russian attacks.
Russia strikes Ukrainian ports, Ukraine hits Russian fuel facilities
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Monday that his country is engaged in a "full-scale war" with the United States, stressing the importance of maintaining economic stability during wartime.
"Today's war is not a war of merely missiles. The enemy has come to the conclusion that it cannot force the Iranian nation to surrender with military strikes," Pezeshkian said at a meeting of the High Council of the Judiciary in Tehran, according to a statement published on the website of his office.
He said that the "enemy" has waged a "hybrid war" against Iran, describing the economy and the people's livelihood as the most important areas of confrontation with the "enemy," and highlighting the necessity to maintain economic stability and protect social assets as two priorities of "the system of governance during wartime."
Pezeshkian added that his government "fully protected" Iran's national rights and interests in negotiations with the United States, including in the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed on June 18.
Iran has received proposals from mediators, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, amid continued tit-for-tat strikes between Iran and the United States.
Baghaei made the remarks at a weekly press conference in Tehran without giving details, when asked whether he could confirm reports about new proposals by Qatar for the revival of U.S.-Iran negotiations and a 10-day ceasefire.
Baghaei stressed that Iran's diplomatic apparatus remains active alongside its military responses to U.S. attacks, while condemning recent U.S. strikes against civilian infrastructure, including bridges and medical centers, as violating "people's rights to life, security and human dignity."
On the peace memorandum of understanding signed with Washington on June 18, he said the agreement's "text is completely clear," and Washington has no pretext to breach its promises under it.
He said Tehran adhered to a "commitment for commitment" principle until Washington repeatedly violated its commitments, prompting Tehran to cease its own obligations.
On the Strait of Hormuz, he affirmed Iran's resolve to exercise its sovereignty over the waterway and prevent any "misuse" against its interests.
The United States has launched multiple strikes on Iran's southern provinces over the past week, saying they were aimed at "degrading Iran's ability to threaten commercial shipping."
Iran has responded with waves of missile and drone attacks targeting U.S. military bases and facilities in regional countries, including Kuwait, Bahrain, and Jordan.
The escalation comes as the two sides, under their MoU, were scheduled to hold negotiations within a 60-day period to reach a final agreement.
Iranian president says his country in "full-scale war" with U.S.
