The UK Maritime Trade Operations centre said on Monday, 5 October, that the IRGC had contacted a tanker entering the Strait of Hormuz and threatened that it would be targeted if it did not turn back; the tanker's captain complied with the order.
The Islamic Republic's foreign ministry on Sunday 4 October summoned Norway's ambassador in Tehran and handed him a formal protest note because Oslo has not stopped Starlink satellite internet transmissions in Iran.
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Sunday, 4 October, that the United States controls the Strait of Hormuz and that the Islamic Republic will never obtain a nuclear weapon. At the same time, Ali Fadavi, an IRGC commander, claimed that no US vessel remains in the Persian Gulf or the Gulf of Oman.
Residents of Qeshm Island and Sirik county heard several explosions from the direction of the sea on Sunday evening, 4 October. No official cause has been given. Meanwhile, the UK Maritime Trade Operations centre reported that an unidentified projectile had struck the engine room of a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesman for the Islamic Republic's Foreign Ministry, said on Sunday, 4 October, that the US proposals remain focused on the nuclear file, but that Tehran's focus at this stage is the Strait of Hormuz and it has not entered nuclear talks with Washington.
Mohammad Akraminia, spokesman for the Islamic Republic's Army, said on Sunday, 4 October, that the army is increasing the range and speed of all its missiles. He cited as the reason the deployment of US forces up to 1,000 kilometres from Iran's coast.
The US State Department said two members of the Islamic Republic's delegation who had stayed in New York after the end of the UN General Assembly have been expelled from the country. The Islamic Republic's mission to the UN has denied the expulsion claim.
The speaker of the Islamic Republic's parliament said on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until Tehran's seven conditions are met, and claimed that Washington has sent proposals through a mediator. Donald Trump, for his part, said Iran's fate will be decided either the easy way or the hard way.
