U.S.-Iran talks still in limbo after Iran seizes ships : NPR
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Key Points:
- The U.S. military seized an Iranian oil tanker in the Indian Ocean following Iran's capture of two commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, amid heightened tensions in the strategic waterway.
- President Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to "shoot and kill any boat" laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz and announced increased minesweeping efforts, while extending a ceasefire with Iran indefinitely.
- Iran rejected the ceasefire extension, citing the ongoing U.S. naval blockade on its ports as a violation, and refused to return to negotiations until the blockade is lifted.
- Israel and Lebanon are conducting a second round of U.S.-brokered talks in Washington to extend a fragile ceasefire, following Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon that killed at least five people, including a journalist.
- U.S. Navy Secretary John Phelan was dismissed amid regional turmoil, marking another Pentagon shakeup under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, with Undersecretary Hung Cao named acting Navy secretary.
