The United States's naval blockade of Iran has come into force as the Trump administration seeks to pressure Tehran into accepting its terms to end the war by squeezing its economy, a move Iran’s armed forces have condemned as "an illegal act" of piracy.

In Israel, public opinion is increasingly at odds with the US-Iran ceasefire, with a poll by the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies finding that 61 percent of people oppose the deal and 73 percent expect fighting to resume within a year.

In Iran, meanwhile, authorities said they had released the seized assets of women’s national football team captain Zahra Ghanbari after she withdrew an asylum claim in Australia. She had been among players who sought protection abroad but later returned home, where they were publicly welcomed despite a TV anchor previously labelling them alleged "traitors".