President Donald Trump says the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz

Iran flaunted its tightened grip over the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday with a video of commandos in ​a speedboat storming a huge cargo ship, after the collapse of peace talks that Washington had hoped would open one of the world's most important shipping corridors.

Iran balked at President Trump's demands for a peace deal amid a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, as fear the war could reignite hits oil and energy markets.

The president said face to face talks would resume on Monday but repeated threats against Iranian infrastructure if they did not make a deal.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is visiting the Vatican to mend ties after President Donald Trump’s criticisms of Pope Leo XIV and the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran.

Trump has expressed skepticism over the latest Iran peace plan, amid a widening fracture with European allies.

President Donald Trump is pushing the limits of a fragile ceasefire with Iran as he orders U.S. forces to "guide" vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. Meanwhile, some Republicans in Congress are weighing a vote to restrain Trump's war powers.

The United States on Monday kicked off an effort to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, as it tries to counter