US-led initiative tightens efforts to block weapons from reaching Iran, stop nuclear proliferation

The US and PSI partner countries pledged to strengthen intelligence sharing and interdiction measures to prevent weapons and technology transfers to and from Iran that could support WMD development. The joint statement marked one year since the reinstatement of six UN Security Council resolutions under the snapback mechanism. President Trump separately claimed near-total US control of the Strait of Hormuz and said "things will happen in Iran very soon."

The United States and countries participating in the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) pledged on Friday to step up efforts to prevent the transfer of weapons, materials, equipment, and technologies to and from Iran that could support the development of weapons of mass destruction and delivery systems, including unmanned aerial vehicles. The countries issued a joint statement marking one year since the reinstatement of six UN Security Council resolutions imposing restrictions on Iran under the snapback mechanism. Among the measures announced were closer intelligence-sharing between participating countries, streamlined procedures for transferring information, and interdiction and prevention measures targeting Iranian proliferation activity. The statement also expressed support for the US sanctions campaign Operation Economic Outcast and called on all UN member states to implement the reinstated resolutions. Separately, US President Donald Trump claimed near-total US control of the Strait of Hormuz and said "things will happen in Iran very soon," citing 18 US deaths versus 4,500 Iranian losses over six months of war. The article frames the PSI statement and Trump's remarks as complementary elements of a tightening US-led pressure campaign on Iran.