After issuing warnings, Iranian forces turned back two tankers that were trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, citing the ongoing US maritime blockade as the reason.
Iran claimed that since the war with the US and Israel started on February 28, over 3,400 people had died.
On Saturday night, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran threatened to strike any ship that approached the Strait of Hormuz.
India's Ministry of External Affairs called the Iranian ambassador to India to discuss the "serious incident" involving two Indian-flagged ships that were fired upon on Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran said that it is examining fresh U.S. proposals that were communicated through Pakistan's mediators, but it has not yet responded.
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem vowed on Saturday that his fighters would retaliate against Israeli attacks on Lebanon and stated that the current 10-day ceasefire with Israel cannot be one-sided.
Fresh protest broke out at Sabarimala temple in the southern state of Kerala ,India, on the second day of the two month-long pilgrimage season as hundreds of devotees gathered to perform pujas and protesting the restrictions imposed by police ahead of a supreme court ruliing on Monday( November 19).Sabarimala on the boil since the supreme court of India allows women to enter the temple and Hindu organisations vehemently opposing it Photo Courtesy: Sabarimala News Update/Facebook
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