Reports related to demonstrations and public protests
The armed forces of the Islamic Republic turned back two oil tankers flying the flags of Botswana and Angola from continuing their route in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with the IRGC.
Mehdi Khanalizadeh, a government-affiliated host and expert on Iran's state media, said on live TV on Iran's third national channel that Iran has lost 3,000 martyrs in 40 days due to enriched uranium, comparing it to the 200,000 immediate deaths in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Data from "MarineTraffic" shows that oil tanker and vessel traffic in the Strait of Hormuz initially increased over the past 24 hours but then decreased, with some ships halting and altering their courses.
An IRGC-linked group has carried out a series of attacks in London this month, targeting Jewish ambulances, an Iranian monarchist's family car, an Iranian restaurant, three synagogues, and Iran International's offices.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has come to a halt as the Iranian navy has blocked the strait, following several shooting incidents reported yesterday.
An Iranian reporter on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz described a vessel waiting for permission from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to pass through the strategic waterway.
Channel 16 International Maritime published an audio file on social media attributed to the IRGC Navy, in which an operator states that the Strait of Hormuz is closed and will only be reopened by order of Mojtaba Khamenei, not through tweets from others.
On January 2026, security forces raided the home of two protesters in Iran and murdered Saleheh Akbari in front of her 8-year-old child.
CNN, citing data from MarineTraffic, reported that following the renewed suspension of traffic in the Strait of Hormuz since Saturday, most vessels in the area have moved into the deeper waters of the Persian Gulf or toward safer positions in the Sea of Oman due to escalating tensions.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated that U.S. President Donald Trump has no justification to deprive Iran of its nuclear rights.
Iranian President Pezeshkian stated that former U.S. President Trump has no justification to prevent Iran from exercising its nuclear rights.
As of April 18, no loading activity was observed at Kharg Island in the latest Sentinel-2 satellite imagery, indicating the continued effectiveness of the U.S. naval blockade. The Wall Street Journal reports that the United States is considering seizures of Iran-linked oil tankers globally.
