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5 min readLive from NPR News in Washington, I'm Corva Coleman. President Trump is extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely while maintaining the U.S. Navy blockade on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran now says it's seized two ships in the strait in response.
The two vessels were seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guard in the Strait of Hormuz, the key waterway through which a fifth of the world's oil was passing before the war began nearly two months ago. Iran, which is blocking most ships from transiting through the strait, says the seizure is in response to the U.S. seizing an Iranian cargo ship and its crew on Sunday. They called it "an eye for an eye, an oil tanker for an oil tanker." The U.S. Navy is positioned in the Arabian Sea, blocking Iranian ships from entering or exiting the strait. There is no word yet on whether the two sides plan to meet again for another round of talks. A third ship is now stranded on the Iranian coast.
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