US Navy seizes Iranian cargo ship near Strait of Hormuz as peace talks in limbo | ABC NEWS

US President Donald Trump says the US Navy has captured an Iranian-flagged cargo ship attempting to run a US blockade.
USS Spruance reportedly fired at the Iranian vessel’s engine room before intercepting it in the Gulf of Oman.
US Vice-President JD Vance is set to attend a second round of in-person talks in Pakistan to end the war in the Middle East, but Iranian state media are reporting Tehran will not attend these negotiations.

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