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Vance Heads to New Talks With Iran. At Stake: Peace and His Own Standing.
ByTyler Pager April 20, 2026April 20, 2026

The vice president is again center stage, after abruptly leaving the first round of high-level Iranian peace talks without an agreement.

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U.S. Fires on Iranian Cargo Ship in Arabian Sea
ByEric Schmitt April 19, 2026April 20, 2026

The military said it had disabled the vessel after it ignored repeated warnings to stop, amid a U.S. blockade of Iranian ports. Marines boarded the ship and seized it.

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Can U.S. Blockade Iranian-Linked Ships Anywhere in the World? Yes, But …
ByEphrat Livni April 19, 2026April 20, 2026

Maritime and military law experts say an expansion of the naval blockade announced last week raises legal and practical questions but has ample historical precedent.

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Energy Secretary Says Gas Prices May Stay Above $3 Until 2027
ByMinho Kim and Tim Balk April 19, 2026April 20, 2026

Secretary of Energy Chris Wright’s acknowledgment in a TV interview undercut President Trump’s earlier claim that price increases would be “short-term.”

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U.S. Attacks Iranian Cargo Ship as Both Countries Claim Cease-Fire Violations
ByAnushka Patil April 19, 2026April 19, 2026

President Trump said the United States attacked an Iranian ship that tried to get past the U.S. blockade, hours after Iran said the blockade was a war crime that violated the cease-fire.

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For Iran, Flexing Control Over Waterway Is New Deterrent
ByMark Mazzetti, Adam Entous and Julian E. Barnes April 18, 2026

Iran’s government could emerge from the conflict with a blueprint to keep adversaries at bay, regardless of any restrictions on its nuclear program.

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Ships Attacked in Strait of Hormuz as Iran Declares Strict Control of Vital Shipping Route
ByLynsey Chutel April 18, 2026April 18, 2026

The day after Iran declared the vital waterway open, it reversed course, injecting new peril into navigation there.

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Reopening Strait of Hormuz Would Ease Oil Crisis but Only So Much
ByRebecca F. Elliott April 18, 2026April 18, 2026

Analysts said energy and shipping companies would be reluctant to fully restore operations until they were confident that hostilities were over.

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A Potent Threat in Strait of Hormuz: Iran’s ‘Mosquito Fleet’
ByNeil MacFarquhar April 18, 2026April 18, 2026

Although much of the regular Iranian navy is destroyed, the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps can still deploy small, speedy boats to disrupt shipping.

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Amid Conflicting Messages From Trump and Iran, Hopes for Peace Deal Emerge
ByFarnaz Fassihi, Peter Eavis, Pranav Baskar and Thomas Fuller April 17, 2026

On a day when both Iran and the United States declared the Strait of Hormuz opened, hopes for an agreement rose. But statements from President Trump and Iranian leaders about negotiations were sometimes at odds.

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