Iran's main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said on Tuesday that vessels belonging to any country or company accepting compensation from Iran's frozen assets would not be allowed to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's state-run broadcaster IRIB.
A spokesman for the headquarters rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's statement that ships damaged by Iran in the Gulf would be compensated using Iran's frozen funds.
He said Iran believes the vessels were damaged because of insecurity created by the U.S. military and their use of what he described as an illegal and unsafe shipping route south of the Strait of Hormuz.
The spokesman said Iran's armed forces would bar the vessels of any country or company accepting such compensation from transiting the strait.
Iran tightened its grip on the Strait of Hormuz beginning Feb. 28, when it barred safe passage of vessels belonging to or affiliated with Israel and the United States following joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iranian territory.
Iran warns ships accepting compensation from its frozen assets to be barred from transiting Hormuz
Firefighters in Spain are racing against the clock as cooler weather and lighter winds offer a brief window to contain the country's record-breaking wildfires - but forecasters warn that a new heatwave and stronger gusts are already on the way.
The most destructive fire on record in Spain has reduced dozens of homes to ash in Burguillos, Avila.
"We saw it coming since Wednesday, but they did nothing, they didn't come and put it out. The wind was fierce, so strong. Then suddenly, at four pm on Thursday the flames were all around us and we were out of here in three minutes, a hair's breadth from the fire, we only just escaped," said Nacho Aguinaga, a neighborhood community president.
This popular family summer destination - normally bustling with summer camps and watersports - has been transformed into a staging ground for firefighting aircraft refilling their tanks. Nearby, a camping area is still smoldering.
All residents made it out safely. But behind the human relief lies an environmental tragedy - the loss of biodiversity has been catastrophic.
"The other side of the reservoir is the Iruelas Nature Reserve. There are native roe deer, wild boar, and there's a protected area for vultures higher up. The deer were dead on the road, we had to drive around them. It's a horror story, just horrible," said Aguinaga.
Spain is enduring one of its most destructive wildfire seasons in recent years. Official data from Spain's Ministry for the Ecological Transition show that as of July 24, wildfires have decimated over 172,000 hectares nationwide -- six times the area burned during the same period in 2025.
The fires have ravaged thousands of hectares across Spain, with the government declaring a national emergency.
The Madrid region, Avila and Toledo have been the hardest-hit areas, with nearly 100,000 people evacuated or ordered to remain indoors across 46 municipalities, according to the latest official figures. The Avila blaze has evolved into Spain's most extensive wildfire on record, burning approximately 50,000 hectares, roughly five times the area of Barcelona.
Thousands of firefighters, soldiers, police officers and civil protection personnel have been deployed across the affected areas.
New heatwave, stronger winds threaten to complicate firefighting efforts in Spain
