Iran to continue fighting after two ships sink near Hormuz
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Maravipost
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Tehran will continue fighting until Washington accepts its demands, while two ships have sunk near the Strait of Hormuz. The incidents threaten maritime traffic and global energy supplies, according to Al Jazeera, cited by Maravipost.
Iran will continue fighting until the United States accepts its demands, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran’s parliament, said as two ships sank near the strategic Strait of Hormuz. Al Jazeera reported the statement on Thursday 15 October 2026.
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran was seeking neither an endless war nor prolonged negotiations. The sinkings occurred in separate incidents amid intensifying attacks on commercial vessels that threaten global energy supplies. The two cargo ships sank near the Strait of Hormuz, a vital maritime route for oil transport.
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