Reports related to demonstrations and public protests
Iranian state media reported today that the Iranian army blocked two oil tankers from transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a former Iranian president accused of collaborating with Israel, reportedly disappeared after his street security was bombed in the early hours of the recent conflict.
U.S. President Trump stated that Iran has committed a "serious violation" of the ceasefire agreement but maintains that a diplomatic resolution is still possible, asserting, "It will happen, the nice way or the hard way."
Masoud Pezeshkian, the head of the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, stated that the country is not seeking to expand the war and emphasized the need for rationality and dialogue to resolve conflicts. He also highlighted the importance of education and young elites in the country's defense capabilities.
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.
