Headlines- 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.
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