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mine clearing activity in the Strait to be tripled.

The new announcements come after Trump on Tuesday extended the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, hours before it was set to expire.

Iran has said it would not return to negotiations unless the United States lifted its naval blockade on Iranian ports.

The U.S.

military says it has seized a tanker transporting oil away from Iran.

Iran this week attacked three commercial ships in the strait, seizing two of them.

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

In an afternoon social media post, Trump framed the war in Iran, now in its eighth week, as short compared to the U.S.

's years-long involvements in past conflicts, including World Wars I and II, as well as the wars in Vietnam and Iraq.

In a post shortly thereafter, he wrote, quote, "'I'm winning a war by a lot,' and criticized multiple news outlets for reporting otherwise."

President Trump tells Bloomberg that the ceasefire announced nearly two weeks ago expires Wednesday evening.

A U.S.

delegation plans to travel to Islamabad soon for further peace talks, according to an official familiar with the plans.

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News, the White House.

Trump said the order directs the FDA to expedite the review of certain drugs like psilocybin and ibogaine.

Speaking in the Oval Office, the president touted the drug's effectiveness in studies on military and veteran populations.

Currently, psilocybin and ibogaine are listed as Schedule I drugs, meaning they have no accepted medical uses and a high potential for abuse.

Trump said the order would expedite the rescheduling of those drugs if they are FDA-approved.

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2025 found some psychedelics have shown success in treating depression and anxiety.

Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR News.