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Tensions over the Strait of Hormuz continued to escalate as Iran's IRGC said it conducts daily military actions against small vessels to block passage through the strait, while US Central Command said it had redirected 125 commercial vessels to enforce a naval blockade on Iranian ports, with the USS George H.W. Bush supporting enforcement. Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said only negotiation could end the conflict after Trump rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days, though Tehran said it was still awaiting mediators' 'definitive views' on the matter. Iran also indicated it had received an official US response to its latest offer to end the broader conflict, without disclosing details, as Araghchi briefed Tehran's cabinet following his UN General Assembly trip. A UK maritime monitor reported three ships struck in the Hormuz area, underscoring the risk the standoff poses to global shipping and energy markets.