Iran reports four oil tankers exploded in the Strait of Hormuz, while Pakistan mediates between the US and Iran.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy claimed that four oil tankers caught fire and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz after allegedly striking mines in unauthorized routes. Simultaneously, Pakistan's military expressed cautious optimism regarding its mediation efforts between Iran and the United States, aiming to de-escalate the eight-month-old Iran war.