Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has recovered slightly but remains deeply disrupted, with the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (Royal Navy-linked maritime security monitor) reporting traffic at 17% of the pre-conflict average over the past seven days. The update came as President Donald Trump said he would "never apologize" for military action against Iran and said higher gasoline prices were worth it to prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran has not decided whether to resume negotiations with the US, while Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi rejected Trump’s stated plan to declare the Strait of Hormuz US territory, saying the waterway "cannot be seized with a tweet" or an aircraft carrier. Maritime risks remain elevated: the UKMTO said 56 reports of vessel damage have been logged in the strait and nearby waters since the US-Iran war began on February 28, and an ADNOC-affiliated vessel was attacked Friday after two ADNOC vessels were hit on Thursday. Elsewhere in the regional conflict, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed 11 people and wounded 19 in the deadliest day since the June ceasefire, while the US Navy’s extended carrier deployments have raised morale and mental health concerns aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.