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formerly known as
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March  8, 2026
Long live women’s resistance and struggle
Long live women’s freedom
Happy March 8 International Womens Day

Manifest - Oct 26, 2025
Slaughterhouse Rape

Manifest - Start August 31, 2025
Matriarchism is alive and kicking
UPDATE with New Story: Sept 19, 2025:
Tunisian women react to gender remarks: A consequence of patriarchal mentality
Earlier stories embedded:
Sept 10, 2025: Rûken Nexede on ‘Jin Jiyan Azadî’: Philosophy of freedom, equality
And “How Fiercely We Cling to Life” – A Prison Letter from Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee

Manifest - Axis of Evil - J´Accuse :-)
August 8 025

Tribute to KIAN PIRFALA, 9 years old and victim of the Islamic Republic's savagery 10 years ago

Editors' info: About a possible change of the name of the outlet:
and no, the URL www.cryfreedom.net will not change in this. Too much hassles and as such the outlet
is too well known to run that risk. Still, to enhance the content of it the
name online will be incl. a logo named
´Woman, Life, Freedom - MENA News Agency
covering the news from the Middle East and North Africa and covering all the Arabic muslim world.
Any feedback, negative or positive, on this is more than welcome at info@cryfreedom.net
Thank you for your time and input.

 HEAR JINA AMINI'S VOICE
And do read also the above linked  incredible December 2023 update!

despite the mullahs' regime to force it down!
Her mother speaks out loud and clear
UPDATED: September 29 - 16, 2024
Second Anniversary of Jina Amini's
state-sanctioned murder
incl. Commemorating Bloody Friday
a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen

Overview of news about the Second aniversary of Jina Amini's state-sactioned murder September 2024


JINA AMINI
The face of Iran's protests. Her life, her dreams and her death.

Read also: Armita's Story: Iran's Generation Z Rebellion Against the Ayatollahs

Ongoing since Oct. 3, 2024:
Commemoration of the Fallen for
Freedom Part6
 Click here for previous Commemorations  
And more commemorational stories
Tortured to Death: The Story of Atefeh Na'ami
Violence During Woman, Life, Freedom Protests

HAIL TO THE IRANIAN WOMEN'S REVOLUTIONISTS FALLEN FOR FREDOM
against the supreme leader, the arch-reactionary Ayatollah Ali Khomeini, and his placeman president. The message of the women when the former president visited a university was plain: <give way or get lost> in 2023 and still is.
IN MEMORY OF ASRA PANAHI (16)- JINA MAMINI (22) - NIKA SHAKARAMI (16), SARINA ESMAILZADEH (16) HADIS NAJAFI (20), AND MORE WOMEN WHO WERE ASSASINATED SO FAR BY THE IRANIAN AXIS OF EVIL.
  Click here for a total list so far
Updates April 9, 2026

UPDATES OF THE UPRISING  AND REVOLUTION AROUND THE ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF JINA AMINI IN CUSTODY OF THE REGIME'S ATTEMPT AND CRUELTY TO TRY AND CRUSH IT.

This links to a page that is in full dedicated and a tribute to Jina Amini who, with stilll 'till today too many other sisters gave their life for freedom. Long live a long and free Iran And do read also the above linked  incredible December 2023 update! despite the mullahs' regime to force it down! Her mother speaks out loud and clear UPDATED: September 18, 2025 Full story of the Third anniversary of Jina Amini´s death September 29 - 16, 2024 Second Anniversary of Jina Amini's state-sanctioned murder incl. Commemorating Bloody Friday and earlier news about a wave of arrests of her fellow-citizen

We all grief for the loss of our sister / daughter of Iran Armita Gevarnand:   Read her updated story here   & Actual news:  Generation Z Leads Hijab Rebellion on Tehran’s Streets and Earlier Stories and more

Sisters 4 each other - Sisters 4 All
UPDATE
Feb 11 - 6, 2025
“Iran Will Not Return to the Throne”
& Women’s Revolution…
Freedom Embodied in Reality
Earlier reports
Dec 31 - 24, 2025
More than 400 Prominent Women
and UN Demand Halt to Execution
of Political Prisoner Zahra Tabari
& Maryam Akbari Monfared,
A Brave Woman Standing
Like a Mountain Against All Odds
Earlier reports

Sisters 4 each other, Sisters 4 All
Narges Mohammadi: "Tyranny will fall"
Pakhshan Azizi: "You dictator, I am Arash, fire responds to fire,"
Sharifeh Mohammadi: "Finally, one day, I will sing the song of victory from the summit of the mountain, like the sun. Tomorrow belongs to us"
Varisha Moradi: "Resistance is life"
 in continuation of the resistance of the 4 sisters and others
read all their previous fights

 When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
 and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
Gianna d'Artali.

Symbol of resistance of Iranian women
Narges Mohammadi - Jina Amini : "With war there cannot be democracy"

Jina Amini Leads

We Are The People and at full war with 2 regimes but...
we'll continue our way and any way we'll pave

Preface by editor: No one can bomb any country into democracy
especially when the attackers are un-democratic themsemselves,
to say the least.

 
War against Humanity
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince
“Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves,
and it is tiresome for children to be always
and forever explaining things to them.”

Screenschot: wave of air attacks on Lebanon
Al Jazeera - April 9, 2026 By Usaid Siddiqui
{Why Israel’s attacks on Lebanon could cripple US-Iran ceasefire
Ceasefire dispute escalates as US and Israel exclude Lebanon, raising fears of unraveling the US-Iran two-week ceasefire deal. The Israeli army carried out a wave of air attacks on Lebanon, killing more than 250 people, on Wednesday, the bloodiest day since the US-Israel war on Iran began nearly six weeks ago.
On Thursday, Israel said it had also killed an aide to Hezbollah’s chief, Naim Qassem, in the attacks. The attacks came just hours after the announcement of a two-week United States-Iran ceasefire raised hopes of a de-escalation on all fronts in the war on Iran, which has spread across the region. On Wednesday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government helped broker the deal, said the ceasefire deal included the halting of attacks on all fronts, specifically mentioning Lebanon, where Israel says it is targeting the Iran-backed group, Hezbollah. Israel, however, together with the US, disputes this, claiming that the cessation of hostilities relates only to attacks between the US, Israel, and Iran. On Wednesday, US President Donald Trump said the Israeli attacks on Lebanon were separate. The latest violence has exposed major disagreements and confusion about the scope of the ceasefire and raised fears that it could unravel even before negotiations for a permanent settlement begin. Talks are due to commence in Islamabad on Saturday.
What attacks has Israel carried out in Lebanon since the ceasefire was announced?
On Wednesday, hours after the ceasefire was announced, Israel launched its most widespread attacks since March 2, when fighting with Hezbollah began, striking more than 100 targets across the country. Lebanon’s civil defence said at least 254 people were killed and 1,165 wounded in air attacks on Beirut, the Bekaa Valley and southern Lebanon, including densely populated areas. In a written statement, the head of Lebanon’s syndicate of doctors, Elias Chlela, urgently called for “all physicians from all specialities” to head to any hospital they could to offer help, with one of Beirut’s biggest hospitals saying it needed donations of all blood types. The United Nations described the casualty figures as “appalling”, with its human rights chief Volker Turk calling the destruction “horrific”. Israel claimed, without providing evidence, that it was targeting Hezbollah military infrastructure. But Lebanese officials and aid groups said entire neighbourhoods were devastated, with hospitals overwhelmed and emergency services struggling to cope. Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri called the attacks on densely populated areas a “full-fledged war crime”. ⁠“Today’s crime, coinciding with the ceasefire agreement declared in the region – an agreement that Israel and its political and security apparatus have failed to uphold,” he said.
How have countries involved in the ceasefire reacted?
The key diplomatic dispute, for the time being, is whether Lebanon is included in the ceasefire, as US, Iranian, Israeli and Pakistani officials have offered differing interpretations of what was agreed. In an X post on Wednesday, Pakistan PM Sharif wrote: “I am pleased to announce that the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America, along with their allies, have agreed to an immediate ceasefire everywhere, including Lebanon and elsewhere, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.” His country has acted as the central mediator in achieving the fragile ceasefire. Iran also stated that the truce extends to Lebanon and called on the US to enforce the ceasefire accordingly. Citing Sharif’s ceasefire announcement, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the “US must choose between a ceasefire or continued war via Israel”. “It cannot have both. The world sees the massacres in Lebanon. The ball is in the US’ court,” he wrote on X. Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned that continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon would undermine the agreement and risk further escalation.
By contrast, US officials have stated that the fragile truce excludes Lebanon. When US President Donald Trump announced the two-week ceasefire with Iran, he said it included “a complete and total cessation of hostilities” between Washington and Tehran. However, he later clarified that Lebanon was “a separate skirmish”. That position has been reinforced by senior US officials. “I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just didn’t,” US Vice President JD Vance, who has been selected to lead the US in talks with Iran in Islamabad on Saturday, told reporters in Budapest, Hungary. Israel has taken the same stance. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the ceasefire “does not bind Israel in Lebanon” and that military operations against Hezbollah would continue.
Why is Iran insisting that Lebanon be included in the ceasefire talks?
Speaking in Budapest, Vance also said it would be “dumb” for Iran to jeopardise the proposed talks with the US over Lebanon. “If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart in a conflict where they were getting hammered, over Lebanon, which has nothing to do with them, and which the United States never once said was part of the ceasefire, that’s ultimately their choice. We think that’s dumb, but it’s their choice,” he said. But contrary to Vance’s claims, Lebanon has a lot to do with Iran. Hezbollah is Tehran’s most powerful regional ally and a central part of the “axis of resistance”, a network of armed groups across the Middle East aligned with Iran against Israel, including Yemen’s Houthis and a collection of armed groups in Iraq. The group entered the conflict after the Israeli army killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in its first attacks on Tehran on February 28. Before that, Hezbollah had not attacked Israel since a ceasefire came into effect in November 2024, despite near-daily Israeli breaches of the deal. Among the demands issued by the US for ending the war on Iran is that Tehran end its support for its regional allies, such as Hezbollah. A ceasefire which excludes Lebanon risks weakening Iran’s decades-old defence strategy. If Hezbollah continues to be targeted while attacks on Iran remain paused, Tehran could lose both its leverage – a weakened ally – and credibility within its network of resistance groups. Furthermore, by allowing a critical ally to be pummelled without coming to its assistance, especially after it came to Tehran’s defence, Iran would in effect be doing what the US demanded of it: weakening ties with Hezbollah. That is why the continuation of Israeli attacks in Lebanon, say analysts, poses the biggest threat to the prospects for the ceasefire between the US and Iran. Andreas Krieg, a professor at King’s College London, called Lebanon the “Achilles’ heel” of the ceasefire. “[It] might force Iran to retaliate against Israel to keep the balance of deterrence and show that Iran is a reliable security partner for Hezbollah,” Krieg told Al Jazeera. “Israel will try to probe Iran where it can to test its resolve.”
What have other world powers said?
International reaction has largely focused on condemning the scale of the Israeli attacks on Lebanon and calling for Lebanon’s inclusion in the ceasefire. Several countries described the attacks as a “dangerous escalation”. Qatar condemned what it called a “brutal series” of attacks and urged the international community to act. Egypt said the attacks demonstrated a “premeditated intent” by Israel to undermine efforts at de-escalation in the region, while Turkiye warned Israel’s attacks were worsening the humanitarian situation in Lebanon and called for immediate action to protect civilians. In a post on X, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Netanyahu’s “contempt for life and international law is intolerable” in light of the attacks. France also condemned Israel’s attacks, while calling for Lebanon’s inclusion in the ceasefire. UK Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has told the BBC that Lebanon must also be included in the ceasefire – a stance she is expected to reiterate in a speech at the Mansion House later on Thursday. She described Israel’s continued assaults on Lebanon as “completely wrong”. UN chief Antonio Guterres, in a statement, said the “ongoing military activity in Lebanon” poses a “grave risk” to the ceasefire between the US and Iran.
More than 1.2 million people have been displaced in the war-battered country since Israeli attacks on Lebanon began.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/9/why-israels-attacks-on-lebanon-could-cripple-us-iran-ceasefire


38 Days of Life at War
Iranwire - April 9, 2026 Maryam Dehkordi
{38 Days of Life at War: “This Might Be My Last Message”
This report is a narrative what life feels like under the constant shadow of war and threats, recorded just a day before the two-week suspension of attacks that many are calling a “temporary ceasefire.” “The second week of the war, they hit near our house. After that, a certain threshold of fear was crossed, and we stayed.” On Tuesday, April 7, with just hours left before his ten-day deadline for a meaningful agreement with the Islamic Republic on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. President announced a two-week pause in military strikes. The decision came after discussions with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Army Chief Asim Munir. Just a day earlier, Donald Trump had posted on Truth Social, warning that “an entire civilization will be destroyed tonight and will never return again.” “Perhaps these are my last messages. I am truly afraid of the Islamic Republic. Very much so. I am afraid of the war too. But I constantly think that if these people stay, one of these bombs might drop on my house before it’s all over. Living with them isn’t living at all.” This message came from “Sahar,” 39, a resident of Tehran. It reached us on the 40th day of Israeli and American airstrikes on Iran. Like millions of others in the city, she had spent those days with tape crisscrossing her windows, preparing for the worst. She had gathered cash, stocked non-perishable food, stored water, charged power banks, kept a handheld radio ready, packed important documents, and arranged emergency lights—waiting, as many put it, for “the gates of hell to open.” Due to the internet blackout and unstable connectivity, Sahar responded through text messages. “I have a safe room where my dog and I take shelter when the bombing starts. In the first days of the war, I was less afraid, but now the dread is deeper. I feel the regime is intentionally steering the war in a different direction. Not to say civilians haven’t been killed in the past days, but I clearly see how the government is trying to put more civilians in the line of fire to use them as a tool for playing the victim.”
Checkpoints and Shouting Street Convoys
Recalling the night before the strikes paused, Sahar said that after the death of Ali Larijani, government convoys began moving through residential areas instead of just main squares. “It used to be that they only cordoned off a few main streets. Now they run convoys through the neighborhoods. There is a constant voice talking to residents every night. They shout ‘Allahu Akbar.’ They play epic music from their cars, something like those religious lamentations (Maddahi) set to drums and tempo. Lately, they’ve been trying to win over the residents’ empathy. They talk about unity. They say, ‘If you stand behind us, we will become the world’s fourth military power.’ In short, these days the people have transformed back from ‘thugs and weeds’ and ‘Mossad agents’ into ‘fellow compatriots’!” She said these convoys, mostly SUVs carrying flags of the Islamic Republic and images of the former and current Supreme Leaders, often move in ways that trap ordinary cars among them to make their numbers appear larger. “I’ve seen many times that ordinary people pull over and park as soon as possible just to avoid being associated with them.” She also pointed out that children are often seen leaning out of the sunroofs. “It terrifies me that these children might be sacrificed for the ambitions of these people. I say they are intentionally using people as human shields for a reason. In my area, the northern part contained targets that were hit. Now, for a few days, they’ve set up a checkpoint in the southern part. It creates traffic. They hold people back, and it feels like they are intentionally giving coordinates so that the missiles find their way over here too.”
“Don’t Worry About Us; We’re Staying Home”
“Leila” and “Amir,” a young couple living in central Tehran, spoke to IranWire the night before the ceasefire. “Our families live in Mazandaran. We are in Tehran because of our business, which has now gone up in smoke. When the bombing starts, we run to a safe corner in our small living room. Once we catch our breath and the sound of the jets stops, and we see black, white, or orange smoke rising into the sky from the kitchen window, we call our families to say we’re okay.”
Leila shared: “Every day, I count the water bottles to replace any that are low or empty. I’ve bought canned tuna and beans. Every time they threaten to hit the power plants, I tell myself to make one last call to hear my mother’s voice. I vacuum every day. I brew fresh tea in the thermos. I unroll our sleeping bags and fold them back up. It’s like a circular void of tasks that I feel are necessary but aren’t - just to get to tomorrow so I can do them again. There’s nothing else I can do.” When asked why they didn’t leave for Mazandaran, Amir said: “At first, we thought about going. Then we thought, ‘Until when? What happens after?’ Our life is here. The second week of the war, they hit near our house. After that, a certain threshold of fear was crossed, and we stayed. Now, if they are going to hit infrastructure, the conditions are the same for everyone. It doesn’t matter if you are here or there.” Leila added that they had planned to have a child after seven years of marriage. “In January, when the children of this land were massacred, we knew everything was going to get harder for everyone. Like many others, we thought that perhaps war was the only solution left. We still think there is no peaceful method left that the people of Iran haven’t already tried to secure a better life. Freedom is worth the price of this suffering - for the sake of the future, and for the child we want to have.”} Source: https://iranwire.com/en/features/150983-38-days-of-life-at-war-this-might-be-my-last-message/


the Strait of Hormuz
The death machine did not pause
Iranwire - April 9, 2026 By Shola Lawal
{What is Iran’s Strait of Hormuz protocol and will other nations accept it?
Tehran's plans to tax ships passing through the strait and raise money to rebuild is already seeing pushback. The Strait of Hormuz, which links the Gulf to the Gulf of Oman, has held global attention since Israel and the US began their war on Iran in February. Until fighting began, the narrow channel, through which 20 per cent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are shipped from Gulf producers in peacetime, remained toll-free and safe for vessels. The strait is shared by Iran and Oman and does not fall into the category of international waters. After the US and Israel began strikes, Iran retaliated by attacking “enemy” merchant ships in the strait, effectively halting passage for all, stranding shipping, and creating one of the worst-ever global energy distribution crises.
Tehran continued to refuse to re-open the strait to all traffic at the start of this week, despite US President Donald Trump’s threats to bomb Iran’s power plants and bridges if it did not relent. Trump backed away from his threat on Tuesday night when a two-week ceasefire, brokered by Pakistan, was declared. That followed a 10-point peace proposal from Iran that Trump described as a “workable” basis on which to negotiate a permanent end to hostilities. As part of the truce, Tehran has now issued official terms it says will guide its control of the Strait going forward. The US has not directly acknowledged the terms ahead of talks set to begin in Islamabad on Friday. However, analysts say Tehran’s continued control will be unpopular with Washington, as well as other countries.
During the crisis, only a few ships from specific countries deemed friendly to Iran and those which pay a toll have been granted safe passage. At least two tolls for ships are believed to have been paid in Chinese yuan, in what appears to be a strategy to weaken the US dollar, but also to avoid US sanctions. China, which buys 80 percent of Iran’s oil, already pays Tehran in yuan.
Here’s what we know about how shipments will work from now on:
Who is controlling the strait now?
On Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said Iran would grant safe passage through the strait during the ceasefire in “coordination with Iran’s Armed Forces and with due consideration of technical limitations”. On Wednesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) released a map of the strait showing a safe route for ships to follow. The map appears to direct ships further north towards the Iranian coast and away from the traditional route closer to the coast of Oman. In a statement, the IRGC said all vessels must use the new map for navigation due to “the likelihood of the presence of various types of anti-ship mines in the main traffic zone”. Alternative routes through the Strait of Hormuz have been announced by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), providing new entry and exit pathways for maritime traffic. It is unclear whether Iran is collecting toll fees during the ceasefire period. However, Trump said on Tuesday the US would be “helping with the traffic buildup” in the strait and that the US army would be “hanging around” as the negotiations go on. The Strait will be “OPEN & SAFE” he posted on his Truth Social media site on Thursday, adding that US troops would not leave the area, and threatening to resume attacks if the talks don’t go well. It’s not known to what extent US troops are directing what happens in the strait now. Delhi-based maritime analyst C Uday Bhaskar told Al Jazeera that there is a lot of “uncertainty” about who can sail through the strait, and that only between three and five ships have transited since the war was paused.
How does Iran’s 10-point plan affect the Strait?
Among Tehran’s main demands listed on its 10-point plan are that the US and Israel permanently cease all attacks on Iran and its allies – particularly Lebanon – lift all sanctions, and allow Iran to retain control over Hormuz. The plan has not been fully published but is understood to be a starting point for talks. Iranian media say Iran is considering a plan to charge up to $2m per vessel to be shared with Oman on the opposite side of the strait. Other reports suggest Iran could charge $1 per barrel of oil being shipped. Revenues raised would be used to rebuild military and civilian infrastructure damaged by US-Israeli strikes, Tehran said. Oman has rejected the idea. Transport minister Said Al-Maawali said on Wednesday that the Omanis previously “signed all international maritime transport agreements” which bar taking fees.
What does international law say about tolls on shipping?
Critics of Iran’s plan to charge tolls say it violates international law guiding safe maritime passage, and should not be part of a final ceasefire agreement. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) says levies cannot be charged on ships sailing through international straits or territorial seas. The law allows coastal states to collect fees for services rendered, such as navigation assistance or port use, but not for passage itself. Neither the US nor Iran has ratified that particular convention, however. Even if they had, there could be ways to get around this law anyway. Analyst Bhaskar told Al Jazeera that if Iran instead charged fees to de-mine the strait and make it safe for passage again, that could be allowable under maritime laws. There is no precedent in recent history of countries officially taxing passage through international straits or waterways. In October 2024, a United Nations Security Council report alleged that the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen were collecting “illegal fees” from shipping companies to allow vessels to pass through the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, where it was targeting ships linked to Israel during the Gaza war. Last week, a top adviser to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei suggested the Houthis could shut the Bab al-Mandeb shipping route again in light of the war on Iran.
How might countries react to a Hormuz toll?
Tolls for passage through the Strait of Hormuz would likely most affect oil and gas-producing countries in the Gulf, but ripple effects will spread to others as well, as the current supply shocks have shown. Gulf countries, which issued statements calling for the reopening of the passage and praising the ceasefire on Wednesday, would also face a continuing degree of uncertainty, analysts say, as Iran could again disrupt flows in the future. Before the ceasefire was announced, Bahrain had already proposed a resolution at the UN Security Council calling on member states to coordinate and jointly reopen the passage by “all necessary means”. It was backed by Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan. On April 7, 11 of 15 UNSC members voted in favour of that resolution. But Russia and China vetoed the resolution, saying it was biased against Iran and did not address the initial strikes on Iran by the US and Israel. Beyond the region, observers say the US is unlikely to accept indefinite toll demands by Iran as part of the negotiations expected to begin on Friday. A toll to pass through the Strait of Hormuz “is not going to go down well with President Trump and his expectations that the strait should be open for everyone”, Amin Saikal, a professor at the Australian National University, said. Other major powers have also voiced opposition. Ahead of the ceasefire, Britain had begun discussions with 40 other countries to find a way to reopen the strait. Practical realities in the strait might see a different scenario play out with ship owners losing millions each day their vessels remain stranded seeking to get them out quickly and undamaged experts say. They are more likely to comply with Iran, at least for now. “If I were the owner of a VLCC [very large crude carrier] which weighs about 300,000 tonnes, whose value could be a quarter billion dollars…I would believe the Iranians if they said we have laid mines,” Bhaskar said.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/4/9/what-is-irans-strait-of-hormuz-protocol-and-will-other-nations-accept-it

Iranwire - April 9, 2026
{IRGC Warns Strait of Hormuz Route May Be Mined, Issues New Paths
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy issued a statement on Thursday, April 9, announcing new alternative routes for maritime traffic passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The notice, released just a day after the temporary ceasefire and the halt in military activity in the Persian Gulf, said that due to the “state of war” in the region and the possible presence of “anti-ship mines in the main transit route,” vessels must follow the routes designated by the IRGC until further notice. New Navigation Routes: Ships entering from the Sea of Oman are required to head north and pass near Larak Island before entering the Persian Gulf. Ships exiting the Persian Gulf must pass south of Larak Island toward the Sea of Oman. The IRGC Navy stressed that all vessels must stay in contact with their forces for coordination to avoid “potential collisions with naval mines.” Following the two-week ceasefire agreement with the United States and Israel, the IRGC said it will work toward restoring maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz.} Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/150988-irgc-warns-strait-of-hormuz-route-may-be-mined-issues-new-paths/

Al Jazeera - April 9, 2026 By Virginia Pietromarchi
{For Gulf states, Hormuz uncertainty casts shadow over US-Iran ceasefire
Experts say Gulf states wary US could agree to deal giving Iran leverage over strategic energy waterway. The Gulf region breathed a collective sigh of relief late on Tuesday after Iran and the United States agreed on a two-week truce, pausing more than a month of increasingly violent attacks and inflammatory rhetoric.
Hours earlier, US President Donald Trump threatened to wipe out an “entire civilisation” and Tehran warned of further attacks across the Gulf and beyond. But 90 minutes before the end of the deadline that Trump had imposed for Iran to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz or “be sent back to the stone ages“, the US president said it had agreed to halt attacks for two weeks. That was on condition of maritime transit resuming in the vital waterway, where 20 per cent of the world’s oil and natural liquefied gas normally is shipped. Iran brought traffic through the chokepoint to a near standstill in response to joint US-Israeli attacks since February 28. In a separate message, Trump described a 10-point plan put forward by Iran as “a workable basis on which to negotiate”. According to Iranian state media, one of Iran’s points is for Tehran to continue controlling the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said passage over the two weeks will only be possible “in coordination” with the Iranian military. While negotiations are set to kick off in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, at the weekend, experts say Gulf nations remain wary that the US, desperate for an exit, could agree to terms that grant Iran some control over the Strait of Hormuz. “There is a quiet but palpable concern that President Trump, eager for a quick political victory, could tolerate some Iranian leverage over the strait in exchange for a fragile truce, prioritising optics over Gulf realities,” said Hesham Alghannam, a Saudi Arabia-based scholar at the Malcolm H Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center. In a flurry of statements, the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries sounded the alarm after facing almost daily Iranian missile and drone attacks. With varying wording, they all welcomed the ceasefire but stressed that the Strait of Hormuz must reopen and any deal must result in a permanent, long-term arrangement. The alternative – in which a weakened, yet hardened and intact Iranian leadership calls the shots on the strait – would be a nightmare scenario for the energy-rich Gulf countries, leaving them under constant threat of disruption and economic blackmail, said Alghannam. “It makes future war more likely over time, while forcing the GCC to live under Iranian strategic pressure indefinitely. That suspended tension is what makes it so unacceptable,” he added.
‘No stone unturned’
In remarks early on Wednesday which shocked many, Trump said a joint US-Iran venture could be formed to set up tolls in the Strait of Hormuz. “It’s a way of securing it – also securing it from lots of other people,” he said. The White House later said the US president has considered the idea but added that his near-term priority “is the reopening of the strait without any limitations, whether in the form of tolls or otherwise”. Another bad scenario for the Gulf states would be ending the war with Iran still being capable of striking at will. Despite US boasts of a military victory, and claims that 90 per cent of Iran’s firing capacity has been destroyed, the weakened Iranian forces were able to launch precise strikes against what they wanted when they wanted – including vital energy infrastructure. On Wednesday following  the ceasefire announcement, dozens of Iranian missiles and drones were launched at the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Since the start of the war, the GCC countries have refrained from entering the conflict, maintaining a defensive posture against Iranian salvos fired towards them. But Bahrain and the UAE are among countries which have increasingly adopted harsher rhetoric, including warnings that patience is not “limitless”. Concerns are also Gulf-wide over Iran’s future influence over the Hormuz strait. A Bahrain-sponsored resolution at the UN Security Council on Tuesday called for it to authorise countries to use defensive missions to keep the maritime chokepoint open. The bid was backed by Qatar, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan. Russia and China vetoed the resolution. “No country should have the power to shut down the arteries of global commerce. The Security Council had a responsibility to act, and it failed. The Strait of Hormuz cannot become a bargaining chip for Iran, nor a lever in wider global politics,” Mohamed Abushahab, the UAE’s permanent representative to the UN said. A further escalation could have devastating consequences for the GCC economies, undoing decades of work to make the region a safe hub for finance, tourism and culture – efforts already dented by the war. Analysts say that was one of the reasons GCC countries stepped up diplomacy in the lead-up to the conflict. But officials throughout the region have repeatedly warned that Iran should not mistake their inaction as a sign of weakness. And if Tehran and Washington fail to find a solution that includes a return to free navigation in the Gulf, the calculus could change. “The Gulf will leave no stone unturned if Iran continues to take the path of aggression,” said Hamad Althunayyan, a political analyst and professor at Kuwait University. “The Gulf expects its interests to be represented, and included, in any deal with Iran,” he added. Even if the GCC’s concerns are taken into account, there are no guarantees that Iran and the US will agree to a permanent ceasefire in the upcoming talks. While the fate of the Strait of Hormuz has captured global attention, one of Trump’s justifications for striking Iran was to get rid of the Iranian nuclear programme. In the latest round of talks, Iran showed readiness to discuss its limitation but always ruled out entirely dismantling, as Trump wanted. That sticking point remains. “The president’s red lines, namely the end of Iranian enrichment in Iran, have not changed,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said.}: Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/9/for-gulf-states-hormuz-uncertainty-casts-shadow-over-fragile-us-iran-truce

Iranwire - April 8, 2026
{Iran Wants Ships to Pay in Crypto to Cross Hormuz
During the ongoing two-week ceasefire, Iran has asked shipping companies to pay transit tolls in digital currency for tankers moving through the Strait of Hormuz, signaling its intent to retain control over the critical route. According to a report by the Financial Times, Hamid Hosseini, spokesperson for the Iranian Oil, Gas, and Petrochemical Products Exporters’ Union, said Tehran plans to charge every passing tanker and assess each vessel on a case-by-case basis. “Iran needs to monitor entry and exit from the Strait to prevent this period from being used for the transfer of weapons,” Hosseini stated. As per the report, Iran has set the toll at $1 per barrel of oil. Tankers must email their cargo manifests to Iranian authorities before transit, after which they are instructed to pay the fee within seconds using cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin. At the same time, tankers have been warned that any movement without an Iranian permit will lead to them being targeted. This warning has been broadcast to vessels in the Persian Gulf through radio messages in English. The process for transiting the Strait of Hormuz has now become a key sticking point in efforts to turn the temporary ceasefire into a longer-term agreement. U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the continuation of the ceasefire depends on the “full, immediate, and secure reopening” of the waterway. Reports suggest that global shipping companies are moving with extreme caution, with several vessels still waiting for clarity on transit rules. Hundreds of ships are believed to be backed up in the Persian Gulf, with traffic slowing significantly due to the new Iranian measures. Experts warn that if the situation continues, it could alter the balance of power in the global oil market and within OPEC+, as Iran’s control over the Strait may be used as leverage against the exports of other countries.}: Source: https://iranwire.com/en/news/150967-iran-wants-ships-to-pay-in-crypto-to-cross-hormuz/


Day 40
Hrana - April 8, 2026
{Day 40 of U.S. and Israeli Attacks on Iran: Announcement of a Two-Week Ceasefire
HRANA – In the early hours of Wednesday, an agreement for a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States was announced. This report is being prepared under circumstances in which, although the ceasefire has been officially declared, some attacks were reported before its implementation time and in limited cases even after it took effect. Nevertheless, the sharp decline in the number of incidents, targets, and casualties is clearly assessed as being linked to the implementation of the ceasefire. According to information recorded and verified by HRANA, at least 20 attacks were documented in the past 24 hours, presented across 16 separate reports in 4 provinces of the country. No reports of human casualties (killed or injured) resulting from these incidents were recorded, which indicates a significant decrease compared with previous days.
1. Overview of Incidents in the Last 24 Hours
Today’s data indicates a noticeable reduction in the intensity and geographic scope of the conflict. During this period:
• Total number of attacks: 20
• Number of reports: 16
• Affected provinces: 4
The geographic distribution of the recorded attacks shows:
• Sistan and Baluchestan: 50%
• Tehran: 25%
• Hormozgan: 20%
This decline in both the geographic spread and overall volume of attacks is assessed as consistent with the ceasefire conditions.
2. List of Objects Reported Hit
In the past 24 hours, at least 2 specific targets were struck or damaged:
• Multiple explosions at the refinery (Lavan Island)
• Air base (Konarak)
In total, 2 infrastructure targets were recorded during this period.
3. Casualties
No reports of military or civilian casualties were received during this period.
On this day, 4 burials were recorded, all of which were related to casualties from previous days.
Note on Official Statements:
Alongside the field data, some cumulative statistics from official sources were also published:
The Director General of the Martyrs and Veterans Affairs Foundation in Mazandaran reported 61 deaths from this province since the start of the conflict.
The Ministry of Education announced that the number of students and teachers killed has reached 312, with 207 injured.
The Ministry of Health also released broad figures on the state of the healthcare system, including:
• 518 current hospitalizations
• More than 30,000 treated and discharged cases
• 26 deaths among medical staff
• Damage to dozens of medical centers and emergency facilities
• Hundreds of children and women among the dead and injured
Due to their cumulative nature, these figures are not included in calculations based on daily incidents and are presented solely as a record of official statements.
Summary and Notice
The Day 40 report is being published under conditions in which the implementation of the two-week ceasefire has directly led to a sharp decline in field indicators, including the number of attacks, targets, and casualties. Given the change in the situation on the ground and the uncertainty surrounding whether the ceasefire will hold or collapse, HRANA News Agency announces that the process of publishing daily reports will be suspended from this point forward. This suspension will continue until the final status of the ceasefire becomes clear. Should hostilities resume or a meaningful change occur in field conditions, the publication of daily reports will begin again.
A Note on HRANA Methodology [to read click on link]}: Source: https://www.en-hrana.org/day-40-of-u-s-and-israeli-attacks-on-iran-announcement-of-a-two-week-ceasefire/

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