Iran Seizes Two More Ships in Hormuz, In Developing Rapid Tanker Assault Tit-for-Tat

Latest from Newsquawk (nighttime Iran local): Iran seizes two ships in the Strait of Hormuz citing violations and dangerous navigation, according to SNN (state "Student News Network).

Three Iranian Tankers Intercepted by US in Asian Waters

The US appears to be serious about its counter-Iran interdictions going global, as the US military has newly intercepted at least three Iranian oil tankers in Asian waters, per Newsquawk.

The tankers are now being redirected and escorted, according to shipping and security sources, presumably in what will end up being another seizure of Iranian oil on the high seas.

Plot Thickens, Gets More Bizarre: Iran Denies 8 Women Set to Be Executed

There's been a lot of fresh back and forth over Trump's initial Truth Social Post earlier this week: first he demanded that eight young women he said were on death row in Iran for protesting must be released. Then on Thursday Trump proclaimed that Iran complied.

But Iran is rejecting the whole narrative as fake news from the start. "Trump was misled once again by fake news," the judiciary's official Mizan Online website said. "The women who were claimed to be on the verge of execution, some of them have been released, while others face charges that, if convictions are upheld, would at most result in imprisonment." The Times (UK) picked up on the story, but underscored:

The image Trump recirculated was originally created by the Lawfare Project, a pro-Israel organisation based in the US.

The human rights organisation Hiwa identified the women in the post. They included Panah Movahedi Salamat and Ensieh Nejati.