US President Donald Trump convened a White House Situation Room meeting on Saturday morning to discuss the renewed crisis around the Strait of Hormuz and negotiations with Tehran, Axios reported citing two US officials.
India summoned Iran's ambassador over attacks on two of its vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. A cruise ship also reported an incident in the vital waterway, according to the UKMTO.
Some merchant vessels received radio messages saying the Strait of Hormuz was shut again and that no ships were allowed to pass, Reuters reported on Saturday.
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that talks with Iran were progressing, while rejecting what he described as pressure from Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iran cannot blackmail the US over Hormuz.
Iran’s internet blackout entered its 50th day on Saturday, in a shutdown “unprecedented for a connected society,” according to NetBlocks.
Iran said on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz had returned to tight military control and would remain under strict oversight unless the United States ensured full freedom of navigation for vessels traveling to and from Iran.
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