The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) monitoring agency said at least ten vessels have been attacked in or near the Strait of Hormuz since last Sunday, a weekly high since war broke out in February, and 23 attacks were recorded since the start of the month, almost double the average.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denied Friday that Tehran sought nuclear weapons, expressed readiness for dialogue and condemned U.S. sanctions during talks with Georgia's prime minister.The Strait of Hormuz will reopen if the U.S. leaves the Middle East, a spokesman for Iran's army said Friday. "If it does not leave, we will expel it," Mohammad Akraminia wrote on X.