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Iran attacked a cargo ship transiting the UN-promoted corridor through the Strait of Hormuz, damaging its bridge but causing no injuries, a blow to hopes that the new route could ease the blockade as about 50 vessels used the corridor.
After a preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to lift movement restrictions, ships began transiting the Strait of Hormuz—25 vessels moved in a day, the most in weeks, though about 550 ships remain stranded as authorities weigh safety measures for secure passage through the strait.
Iran faces soaring inflation and a contracting economy as wartime strain and U.S.-led blockades tighten financial pressure, challenging the government's ability to sustain growth and public services amid ongoing conflict.
Iranian forces announced they had closed the Strait of Hormuz in protest of the ongoing U.S. blockade, with reports that a tanker crossing the strait came under fire, highlighting the fragility of diplomacy aimed at ending the war as Washington maintains its pressure and Tehran accuses the U.S. of piracy; Trump said talks with Iran are ongoing and the blockade remains in place, with potential spillovers for global oil supplies.
A Washington Post analysis of satellite imagery and ship-tracking data shows five empty Iranian tankers arriving at Iranian ports to load oil amid a U.S.-led naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz, underscoring the economic pressure campaign even as Iran asserts the strait is open.
U.S. warships stationed in the Gulf of Oman and Arabian Sea confronted six merchant vessels departing an Iranian port and forced them to turn back as part of a blockade to counter Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz; none escalated.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has appealed to the people of Manipur to lift blockades on the Imphal-Dimapur NH-2 highway so that essential items can reach the people. He also requested Civil Society Organisations to bring consensus. This appeal comes amid the restoration of normalcy in the state after a wave of ethnic clashes and violence. Shah had earlier urged all communities and sections of society to maintain peace, hold discussions, and promote harmony.