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What is the current situation regarding the ceasefire with Iran?
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. Confusion continues about the ceasefire with Iran after President Trump claimed complete and total victory.
Iran says it closed the Strait of Hormuz again today after Israel continued to attack the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon, a conflict that has displaced more than a million people and killed 182 more today, according to local health officials. But White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt says reports that the Strait is closed are false. NPR's Mara Liason reports.
The war began with the president saying there would be no deal with Iran except, quote, unconditional surrender. Now the end of the war seems to be about keeping ships sailing through the Strait of Hormuz. The White House says Iran has agreed to open the strait and that there's been an uptick in boat traffic through the strait.
The White House also posted an official statement from the Iranian government that says, quote, passage through the strait will be coordinated with the Iranian armed forces. asked who was currently in control of the strait. White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt didn't answer.
Even if Iran is allowing some ships to pass through, if Iran keeps control of the strait, military experts say they would keep a lot of leverage over the global oil markets, and that would be a strategic defeat for the U.S. Mara Liason, NPR News, the White House.
The Justice Department says that former Attorney General Pam Bondi won't appear for a scheduled deposition next week before a House committee investigating the how the government handled its investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, but she's not off the hook yet.
A spokeswoman for the House Oversight Committee says that the department has signaled that Bondi won't appear on April 14th, quote, since she is no longer attorney general and was subpoenaed in her capacity as attorney general. But she says the committee will contact Bondi's personal lawyer. to see about scheduling her deposition.
The ceasefire has crude oil prices trading lower, but as NPR's Scott Horsley reports, it'll take a while for drivers to see any savings.
Crude oil prices dropped sharp late on hopes the wartime bottleneck and the Strait of Hormuz might begin to unwind. There was no immediate relief at the gas pump, though. AAA says the average price of gasoline continued to climb overnight to $4.16 a gallon. The Energy Department warns restoring normal flows of oil will take months, even after the strait reopens.
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