Iran says it blocked four oil tankers from Hormuz in the past 24 hours

Iranian naval forces stopped four oil tankers from passing through the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours, state broadcaster IRIB reported Monday. The same outlet said 11 tankers have now been targeted in the past ten days. IRIB credited Iranian sailors with disabling the vessels and their navigation systems.

The IRIB reporter accused the ships of depending on US help to move, saying the tankers needed the navigation of what the broadcast called the terrorist American army to take a non-Iranian route through the strait. The claim comes from Iranian state media and has not been independently confirmed.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has already urged Washington to decide on Tehran's two-day proposal, under which security in the Strait of Hormuz would be restored within two days of Iran's conditions being met. No US response to the offer has been reported.

Inside Iran, the tone is hardening. Lawmaker Hamidreza Gudarzi said Monday that acquiring nuclear weapons could deter future attacks, arguing Tehran should rethink its nuclear policy after the conflict with the US and Israel, and citing threats to destroy Pickaxe Mountain. President Masoud Pezeshkian said Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei ordered his government to end the no war, no peace situation with the United States, pointing to the damage the standoff has done to Iran's economy and living standards, and saying Tehran could hold talks with dignity.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned against a new wave of attacks on Iran, saying he had raised Ankara's concerns with President Donald Trump and told the parties Turkey was ready to help broker talks. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said Tehran stays in contact with Pakistan, Qatar and other mediators, thanking them for their efforts, but insisted Iran will only sign and implement an agreement that fully secures the national interests and legal rights of the Iranian nation.