Iran's foreign ministry says country is not at peace as naval blockade continues

TEHRAN — Iran's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that the country is not in a state of peace and that a naval blockade against it is continuing, according to a post by Al Jazeera Mubasher on Telegram.

The post, published on 20 October 2026, was labelled as breaking news. It is the only source for this report, and the statement has not been independently verified. Al Jazeera Mubasher is an Arabic-language channel of the Al Jazeera network.

What the post says

In its post, the channel attributed the statement to the Iranian foreign ministry. It said the ministry described Iran as "not in a state of peace now". It also said the ministry stated that the naval blockade "continues against us".

The channel added that, according to the ministry, Iran is taking all scenarios into consideration. The post did not say what those scenarios are.

What is not clear

The post consists of a single headline-style sentence. It does not include a full statement from the ministry. Several details are therefore not known from the source:

• The post does not say which country or countries are enforcing the blockade.
• It does not say when the blockade began or which waters it covers.
• It does not say who at the ministry made the remarks, or whether they were given at a press briefing, in a written statement or in another form.
• It does not describe any talks, ceasefire or agreement to which the reference to peace might relate.
• It does not say what action, if any, Iran plans to take.

The wording of the post, as reported, ties the absence of peace to the continuing blockade. The post does not state this link in detail, and the channel did not publish further explanation in the item reviewed.

Verification

The material reviewed is a social media post. No other news outlet, official transcript or ministry statement was available to confirm the wording or the context. The remarks are therefore reported here as the channel's account of what the ministry said, not as established fact. Zenga News has not seen the ministry's own text.

The post does not include responses from any other government or from any international body. There is no information in the source on how the blockade has affected shipping, trade or civilians.

Background

The source material contains no background on the blockade or on the wider relations between Iran and other states. This report will be updated if the foreign ministry publishes a full statement or if other outlets confirm and expand on the remarks.