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U.S.–Iran Truce Nears Expiry as Navy Seizes Iranian Ship and Tehran Balks at Islamabad Talks

The blockade fight now threatens the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for global oil.

Overview

  • With the two-week truce set to end Wednesday night in Washington, President Donald Trump warned of large strikes if Iran rejects a deal.
  • Tehran says it has no plan to join talks in Pakistan unless the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports.
  • Following Sunday’s U.S. seizure of the Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska in the Gulf of Oman, Iran called the move armed piracy and vowed to retaliate.
  • Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains disrupted, with warning shots reported on a CMA CGM container ship Saturday and ship trackers showing near-zero passages Sunday.
  • The White House is sending a delegation led by Vice President J.D. Vance to Islamabad for possible talks as oil prices jumped Monday and China’s Xi Jinping urged the strait to stay open.