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Iran threatened retaliation after the seizure in the Gulf of Oman, and it wasn't clear whether Tehran would attend talks in Pakistan, with a ceasefire set to expire Wednesday.
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President Trump announcing the U.S. Navy struck and seized an Iranian tanker attempting to cross the U.S.' blockade. It comes as the U.S.' ceasefire with Iran is in jeopardy. The White House says negotiators, including Vice President JD Vance, will return to Pakistan tomorrow for a new round of peace talks with Iran. NBC News' Molly Hunter reports from Tel Aviv.
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The military said it had disabled the vessel after it ignored repeated warnings to stop, amid a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. Marines boarded the ship and seized it.
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The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz has escalated again as Iran reverses its reopening of the crucial waterway and fires on ships attempting to pass. Saturday's developments come after the United States said it would continue its blockade of Iranian ports.
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Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz is open, following the start of an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. President Trump swiftly responded that the U.S. naval blockade on Iran will continue.
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