- The ceasefire that began on April 8 continues to hold despite sporadic skirmishes in the strait.
- The US said it is optimistic that Iran will respond to its latest proposal to resume talks and end the war.
- Defence ministries in Kuwait and UAE have announced their air defences have shot down a number of drones coming in from Iran this morning.
- Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says any attack on Iranian oil tankers and commercial ships will be met with assaults on US bases and “enemy ships” in the region.
- Washington says it’s optimistic to think that Tehran will respond to its latest proposal to end the war and resume talks.
- Qatar has confirmed that a commercial cargo vessel arriving from Abu Dhabi was targeted by a drone this morning in its territorial waters, resulting in a limited fire on board.
- Kuwait’s Defence Ministry says a “number of hostile drones” had been detected in the country’s airspace at dawn.
- An Iranian army spokesperson warns the countries that comply with US-imposed sanctions against Tehran that they will “definitely face difficulties passing through the Strait of Hormuz”.
IRGC navy warns that any attack on Iranian tankers will be met with strike on US base
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy command has warned that any attack on Iranian oil tankers or commercial ships will be met with a large attack on its vessels as well as an American base in the region, Iran’s state-run IRIB News agency reported.
“Any attack on Iranian oil tankers and commercial ships will be met with a wide attack on one of the American bases in the region and enemy ships,” the IRGC Navy Command was quoted by IRIB News.
Tensions continue to remain high in the strait, with Iranian and US forces exchanging fire. Despite the limited skirmishes, Donald Trump says the ceasefire is still in effect.