Reports related to demonstrations and public protests
Britain announced that following the official end of hostilities between the United States and Israel with the Islamic Republic, it will deploy a warship to the Middle East to ensure the security of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), operating in the Middle East, perform around-the-clock maintenance to ensure the readiness of sea-based aircraft.
President Masoud Pezeshkian has ordered the mobilization of mosques and Basij bases to evaluate the usage of evaporative coolers as temperatures rise across Iran.
CENTCOM reported that 58 Iranian-linked ships were turned back and 4 Iranian ships were disabled during recent military operations.
Ahmad Madani, the Minister of Cooperatives, Labor, and Social Welfare in Iran, praised a recent message attributed to Mojtaba Khamenei, calling it a "soothing balm" for workers amid widespread layoffs and workforce reductions in the country.
Alireza Saeidi Fard, an 18-year-old protester, was killed by agents of the Islamic Republic and IRGC forces in Marvdasht while he was hospitalized and fighting for his life.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave his first U.S. broadcast television interview since the start of the conflict with Iran to 60 Minutes, which is set to air tomorrow.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a warning to the U.S. Navy, stating that any aggression against Iran's oil tankers and commercial vessels will result in a heavy assault against American centers in the region and enemy ships.
IRGC Aerospace chief Moosavi stated that Iran’s missiles and drones are currently aimed at U.S. targets and are ready to fire upon command.
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.
The U.S. has continued its blockade of Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf in response to the IRGC's closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The tension escalation was discussed in an interview with Farzin Nadimi, a senior researcher on defense and security affairs at the Washington Institute.
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.
