On December 15, 2025, the U.S. Navy released a video showing a warship broadcasting a formal blockade notice on Channel 16, advising all maritime traffic to avoid Iranian ports and coastal areas, threatening force if vessels do not comply.

On December 15, 2025, the U.S. Navy released a video showing a warship broadcasting a formal blockade notice on Channel 16, advising all maritime traffic to avoid Iranian ports and coastal areas, threatening force if vessels do not comply.

Tasnim, affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, published a video showing a delegation from the Popular Mobilization Units in an unnamed city, offering condolences to the families of student martyrs from the Shajareh Tayebeh school in Minab. The delegation entered Iran via the Shalamcheh border crossing.
Germany's Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul announced in Islamabad that Berlin has requested the Islamic Republic of Iran to engage in "constructive" negotiations with the United States and adhere to the ceasefire, emphasizing the need for Iran to ensure freedom of passage through the Strait of Hormuz and accept the "open hand of America" for the benefit of the Iranian people.
CENTCOM releases video of a U.S. Navy warship broadcasting a formal blockade notice to all maritime traffic on Channel 16, the international hailing frequency used by every ship at sea: "The U.S. has announced a formal blockade of Iranian ports and coastal areas. This is a legal Show more