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Concerns grow that the ceasefire between the US and Iran might not hold after the US military seized an Iranian cargo ship.

Full story: https://www.rappler.com/world/middle-east/usa-iran-ceasefire-updates-talks-april-20-2026/
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00:00Concerns grow that the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran might not hold after the U.S. military
00:05seized an Iranian cargo ship. The U.S. said it fired on an Iranian-flagged cargo ship sailing
00:11toward Iran's Bandar Abbas port as it maintained a blockade of Iranian ports. U.S. President Donald
00:17Trump writes on social media, we have full custody of their ship and are seeing what's on board.
00:22Iran vows to retaliate and says it would not participate in the second round of negotiations
00:27before the ceasefire expires on Tuesday. Iran also reasserts control over the Strait of Hormuz
00:32that handles roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply. Iranian state media says Tehran rejected
00:38the peace talks due to the ongoing blockade, threatening rhetoric, and Washington's excessive
00:42demands. Meanwhile, Trump says his envoys would still arrive in Islamabad on Monday evening for
00:47the supposed peace talks.
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