US-Iran war live updates: Iran seizes two ships in Strait of Hormuz; Trump awaits unified proposal from Islamic Republic after ceasefire extension

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Thank you for joining our continuing live coverage of the war in the Middle East.

Here’s a recap of the latest developments:

  • US President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire in Iran indefinitely amid an impasse over his blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Iranian state television reported Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard had seized two ships – identified as the MSC Francesca and the Epaminondas – after three vessels were attacked in the strait.
  • The White House said Iran’s apparent seizure of the two ships was not a violation of the ceasefire because they were not American or Israeli vessels. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Iran was “acting like a bunch of pirates”.
  • Iran’s ​parliament speaker and ​top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf said reopening the strait was impossible while the US naval blockade remained, labelling it a “flagrant breach of the ceasefire”.
  • On the eve of talks in Washington between Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors on Thursday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Beirut would seek an extension of the 10-day, US-mediated ceasefire, which is set to expire on Sunday.