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5 min readPresident Trump has backed down from resuming bombing campaigns against Iran, extending the U.S.-Iran ceasefire indefinitely until peace talks conclude. The decision came after Pakistan, which is mediating the talks, asked the president to hold off on more attacks. Trump said the U.S. would “stick around” but maintained that its naval blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz would remain “very strong.” Iran has called the blockade an act of war and signaled that is why it refused to show up for the latest round of talks. Control of the strait has become a central point of leverage in the conflict: Iran has held a tight grip on the waterway for weeks, sending oil prices skyrocketing. The U.S. had tried everything to reopen the critical strait, from repeated aggressive threats to military posturing. Oil prices are now reading above $98 a barrel.
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- 1 (00:04) **Trump Extends Iran Ceasefire** - President Trump backs down from resuming bombing campaign, extending the U.S.-Iran ceasefire until peace talks conclude.
- 2 (01:05) **SPLC Indicted on Federal Fraud Charges** - The Southern Poverty Law Center has been indicted on federal fraud charges by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.
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- 7 (04:32) **Oil Prices Rise Above $98 a Barrel** - Trump's extension of the ceasefire with Iran is noted as oil prices read above $98 a barrel.
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