Iran Seizes Ships, US Extends Ceasefire

0:00On April 22nd, White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt just clarified that Iran's grab of two cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz doesn't violate. The ceasefire with the U.S. Iran fired on three vessels seizing the Panama flagged MS-C Francesca and the Liberian registered Epamanandas. But Levitt stressed these weren't. American or Israeli ships, just international ones. She called out Iran for acting like pirates instead of a real navy power. Noting the President extended the ceasefire indefinitely on Tuesday. That came after an initial halt on March 23rd, now stretched open ended with no firm deadline for Iran's response. The U.S. naval blockade is hitting Iran hard, costing them $500 million a day in lost oil exports and leaving their military and police. Short on paychecks, Levitt renamed the effort, Operation Economic Fury, keeping the economic squeeze on even as kinetic strikes paused. Key hangoffs remain Iran's nuclear push and their stockpile have enriched uranium, with

1:04the White House waiting for a unified proposal from fractured. Iranian factions, Vice President J.D. Vance even scrapped the trip to Pakistan for talks, staying put in D.C. Trump posted that he'll hold off on resuming strikes until Iran's sorts its internal mess and submits a solid plan, directing the military to stay ready. While the blockade rolls on, unabated.