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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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The aircraft carrier USS Gerald Ford left the Mediterranean Sea and is now operating in the Red Sea after transiting the Suez Canal, according to CNN, which cited US officials.
The report said the move is intended to strengthen military preparedness for the possibility of renewed attacks on Iran if a ceasefire is not extended.
President Donald Trump shared videos on Truth Social showing Iranian-Americans and Iranians chanting thanks and support for US actions against Iran.
In a post right after that, Trump posted another image which said: The best is yet to come.
President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that Israel is a “great ally” of the United States, describing it as “courageous, bold, loyal, and smart” and saying it “fights hard and knows how to win.”
"Whether people like Israel or not, they have proven to be a GREAT Ally of the United States of America. They are Courageous, Bold, Loyal, and Smart and, unlike others that have shown their true colors in a moment of conflict and stress, Israel fights hard, and knows how to WIN!" Trump said.
US Congressman Greg Steube said on Saturday that “America is in charge” and warned against trusting Iran, describing it as the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism.
"President Trump holds all the cards. Iran will not get a nuclear weapon. They will not be allowed to spread terror. They can either comply or it gets worse for them," Steube said during an interview with News Nation.
US Central Command said on Saturday that sailors and Marines aboard the dock landing ship USS Rushmore are conducting blockade operations in the Arabian Sea.
President Donald Trump returned to the White House after spending the afternoon at Trump National Golf Club in Washington DC, according to press pool reporters.
Earlier in the day, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that he would have more information on Iran “by the end of the day today.” A “hard lid” has since been called, meaning no further public events or official movements are expected for the rest of the day.
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, said he questioned the French, Chinese and Pakistani ambassadors during a UN General Assembly session on the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
Directly asking each representative, Dannon asked how much they paid to Iran.
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a televised interview on Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz remains fully under Iranian control.
Ghalibaf accused the United States of violating a ceasefire by carrying out mine-sweeping operations and warned that any advance by US vessels would be met with force.
"Any current traffic through the Strait is under our control, and if the US blockade continues, passage through the Strait of Hormuz will be restricted," he added.
Defense analysts and US officials told The New York Post on Saturday that the conflict in the narrow waterway has centered less on large naval vessels and more on Iran’s so-called “mosquito fleet” of fast-attack boats, backed by drones and coastal missiles, which continues to pose a risk to global oil shipping.