@ايران اينترنشنال: Tensions in the Persian Gulf are escalating, and the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports continues. This action was taken in response to the IRGC's closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Interview with Farzin N

@Open Source Intel: Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped to zero. AIS data from MarineTraffic shows no vessel transits in the past 24 hours. The pre-Operation Epic Fury average was 130 per day.

Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has ceased entirely, with AIS data from MarineTraffic showing no vessel transits in the past 24 hours, compared to a pre-Operation Epic Fury average of 130 per day.

@RadioFarda‌|‌راديو فردا: Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, has called for the intervention of "mosques and Basij bases" to assess the "level of consumption of evaporative coolers" amid rising temperatures across the count

On May 9, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian called for mosques and Basij bases to assess the consumption of evaporative coolers in neighborhoods to optimize energy use amid rising temperatures and electricity shortages. He emphasized the need for public participation in managing energy consumption to prevent strain on the country's power grid.

@اتاق خبر منوتو: According to data from the ship-tracking company LSEG, the LNG tanker "Al Khraitiyat" is heading toward the Strait of Hormuz after departing from Qatar's Ras Laffan port, en route to Pakistan's Qasim

The LNG tanker "Al Khraitiyat" is heading through the Strait of Hormuz after departing from Qatar's Ras Laffan port, bound for Pakistan's Qasim port, marking the first such passage since the start of the conflict. QatarEnergy has not commented on the development.

@ايران اينترنشنال: According to LSEG shipping data, a Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker is en route to the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday after departing Ras Laffan and is expected to arrive at Pakistan's Port Qasim. T