US Seizes Iranian Ship in Blockade, Casting Doubt on Peace Talks

WATCH: As the US-Iran ceasefire deadline approaches, it is still uncertain whether the two sides will meet for peace talks. Onur Ant reports.Source: Bloomberg

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By Courtney Subramanian, Salma El Wardany, and Alex Longley

April 19, 2026 at 8:20 AM UTC

Updated on

April 20, 2026 at 12:54 AM UTC

President Donald Trump and Iranian officials offered disparate views on the next stage of the war, casting uncertainty over whether the two sides would meet for peace talks with a ceasefire set to expire in the coming days.

Tensions in the war ratcheted up over the weekend as the US Navy fired upon and boarded an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, the first seizure in the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.