Moscow calls for the opening of “Hormuz” and preventing the renewal of the war

Yesterday (Monday), Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and preventing renewed war. Lavrov said, after talks with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi in Tehran, that returning to pre-war conditions includes “restoring freedom of navigation and guarantees that the aggression will not be repeated,” expressing Moscow’s readiness to search for a way out of the crisis.

Araqchi held Washington responsible for the “insecurity” in the Gulf, calling for regional security “without the participation of foreign powers.” The Revolutionary Guard warned of a “serious energy crisis” if Washington launched an attack, “even if it was limited,” and hinted at resorting to weapons that have not yet been used.

In turn, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the US strikes left large parts of Iran “exposed to future strikes if necessary.”

The Israeli right celebrated US President Donald Trump’s announcement of his support for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the elections scheduled for October 27. Netanyahu and his supporters in the Republican Party were desperate to achieve this position. According to the Israeli Channel 13 and Channel 12, the White House leaders were very confused until they reached this conclusion. But at the other end of the party map, the opposition “Change Camp” has always requested that the Americans not intervene, and this task was undertaken in particular by former Prime Minister Yair Lapid, who met with several American officials from both parties. Republican and Democrat, pledging that the “change” government would be closer to the Trump administration and more cooperative in implementing the president’s peace plan.

Opposition leaders were shocked by Trump's announcement, and an official close to Yair Lapid said that he had spoken with people close to Trump on Sunday morning, and they told him that the American president had stated to them earlier that he would not interfere in the Israeli elections.

US President Donald Trump told Benjamin Netanyahu that he expects him to achieve a “landslide” victory in next week’s elections, in a phone call broadcast by the Israeli Prime Minister on Monday, the day after Trump announced his support for him.

In the call, which Netanyahu made available to hear in a video clip he posted on the “X” platform, he described Trump as “the greatest friend Israel has ever had, by a large margin.”