Iran's maritime authority says it is ready to offer maritime, technical, and medical support services to commercial vessels operating in the Strait of Hormuz.

The Iranian president warns that when politics is reduced to mere power, the result is a global landscape of chaos, injustice, and piracy.

Iran’s High Council for Human Rights says the US blockade of Iranian ports and the seizure of a commercial vessel, are a collective punishment against millions of civilians.

Iran’s central military command warns that the continued naval “piracy, blockade, and banditry” by American forces in the region will be met with a decisive response from the Iranian armed forces.

Qalibaf warns that access to US assets could tighten if tensions escalate in the region.

At least 34 tankers have bypassed the US naval blockade of Iran despite Trump’s repeated claims of success of the barricade.

‎China has voiced its concern over the US attack on an Iranian vessel in the Sea of Oman, warning against any provocations.