Sam Metz
Senior International news Correspondent for Philadelphia Inquirer, specializing in international news.
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Trump says U.S. military will blockade Iranian ports
The action was announced after ceasefire talks ended without an agreement. A U.S. blockade could further rattle global energy markets.
FRONT-PAGE HISTORY
Tentative agreement reached to extend ceasefire
Iran did not immediately confirm any deal, and President Donald Trump has yet to sign off on it.
UAE says Iran has resumed attacks as the U.S. moves to reopen strait
The U.S. military reports it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats targeting civilian ships.
U.S. seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship
The news threw into question President Donald Trump's earlier announcement that U.S. negotiators would head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran.
Diplomats try to restart peace talks between the U.S. and Iran
President Donald Trump said a second round of negotiations could happen “over the next two days.”
Trump says U.S. military will blockade Iranian ports
The action was announced after ceasefire talks ended without an agreement. A U.S. blockade could further rattle global energy markets.
Ceasefire is threatened as Iran closes strait
U.S. demands reopening as Iranian government says Israel’s escalating attacks on Lebanon violate the agreement.
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