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Iran tightens control of Hormuz after US calls off renewed attacks
Iran seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz as it tightened its grip on the strategic waterway after United States President Donald Trump announced he was indefinitely calling off attacks, with no sign of peace talks restarting. The status of a two-week-old ceasefire, due to have expired earlier this week, remained unclear. In a sharp about-face hours after threatening renewed violence, Trump made what appeared to be a unilateral announcement on Tuesday (Apr 21) that the US would extend a ceasefire until it had discussed an Iranian proposal in peace talks to end the two-month-old war. But Iranian officials did not ... (full story)