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After Iran violates the ceasefire, the U.S. captures an Iranian-flagged cargo ship trying to bypass the blockade.
It's the blockade, the U.S. Navy, and President Trump who's ultimately deciding what gets in and out.
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Chapter 2: What recent event led to the U.S. seizing an Iranian-flagged cargo ship?
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Joining us now with more is Cabot Phillips, host of Wired In Live. Morning, Cabot. So there's been anticipation building for a second round of peace talks, but now we've had some major military action. Where do things stand now?
Right. It was another rollercoaster 48 hours for sure. So heading into the weekend, there was quite a bit of optimism from the White House that a permanent deal was imminent. Iran had reopened the Strait of Hormuz, gas prices started to tumble to pre-war levels, and Wall Street surged. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 each hit all-time highs, and the Dow closed at its highest mark since February.
So the vibes were high. But on Saturday, Iranian state media abruptly announced the that they were closing the strait once again, blaming the ongoing US blockade, which they called, quote, banditry and maritime piracy. In their words, any vessel attempting to pass through would be considered to be, quote, cooperating with the enemy.
And within hours, they began once again firing missiles at numerous vessels, including those from India, France, and Britain. And they did strike at least one. In another case, an Indian oil tanker was given permission by the Iranians to pass through, but was fired upon shortly after. It's unclear if it was an attempted trap or simply a communication error within the Iranian military.
Audio of that incident, though, was released Saturday, and you can hear the frantic Indian captain begging the Iranians to let him turn around after shouting, quote, you gave me clearance to go.
SEPA Navy, SEPA Navy, this is Motor Angus Sanmar Herald. You gave me clearance to go. My name second on your list. You gave me clearance to go. You are fighting now.
And then following those attacks, Iranian officials said, quote, as long as the U.S.
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does not agree to the complete freedom of navigation for vessels, the situation in the Strait of Hormuz will remain tightly controlled and in its previous state. But the president did not back down. On Sunday, he announced that for the first time since the blockade began, the U.S.
had seized an Iranian-flagged tanker after it refused to turn around, ignoring numerous warnings over the course of six hours. U.S. forces eventually messaged the crew to evacuate the engine room before firing multiple rounds into that portion of the ship. Marines then boarded it. The ship is currently in American custody.
This episode really lays bare the conflict within Iran between the more moderate voices who want a deal and the hardline fundamentalists who view any compromise with the U.S. as unacceptable. President Trump has expressed satisfaction with Iranian negotiators, calling them reasonable, saying they want to make a deal.
But there are questions in Washington regarding whether those negotiators actually represent the broader desires for the regime itself, which still has more than a few radicals.
For example, after the country's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, tweeted that the strait was fully opened, the Iranian Navy broadcast a message of their own to vessels in the strait, reading, quote, we will open it by the order of our leader, Imam Khomeini, not by the tweets of some idiot.
It's still unclear who's really in charge there. And that brings us to the peace talks. What's the latest there?
Well, despite the Strait being closed once again, the White House says they are still confident peace talks will move forward Tuesday in Islamabad, Pakistan. That's the day the original ceasefire is set to expire. However, the Iranians, for their part, have yet to confirm that they will actually attend. There was even an Axios report that they believed the U.S. was preparing a surprise attack.
So we'll have to see if they actually do show up. Now, for his part, President Trump is keeping the pressure and the threats on. Writing on social this weekend, he said, quote, We're offering a very fair and reasonable deal, and I hope they take it, because if they don't, the U.S. is going to knock out every single power plant at every single bridge in Iran. In the meantime, he says the U.S.
naval blockade will remain in effect until a permanent peace deal is reached.
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