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4/22/2026, 12:14:44 PM
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Uh, breaking news out of the Middle East.
Iranian state media claiming the country attacked three ships in the straight of Hormuz and two of the vessels are apparently now in the control of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.
>> This is Axios reports that President Trump is giving Iran 3 to 5 days to unify behind a ceasefire counter offer.
That's getting their side on the same page, let alone getting us on the same page with them.
Lucas Tomlinson joins us now with the details.
Lucas, what's the problem with Iran?
Well, Brian, just hours after President Trump extended the ceasefire to Iran indefinitely, it appears that Iran is already breaking it, opening fire on at least three vessels in the street of Hormuz and commandeering two of them.
And uh President Trump announcing the ceasefire yesterday on True Social.
I'll read it to you, Brian, and everyone.
It says, quote, "Based on the fact that the government of Iran is seriously fractured, we have been asked to hold our attack on the country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal.
I have therefore directed our military to continue the blockade and in all other respects remain ready and able and will therefore extend the ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted and discussions are concluded."
Now, early this morning, the first attack by Iranian gunboats took place in the street of Hormuz, causing heavy damage to the bridge.
We drive the ship, of course.
The second attack took place eight miles off the coast of Iran.
The third attack nearby.
Ship tracking shows a Panameanian flag and Liberian flag vessels attacked and seized.
Iran state broadcaster says the two vessels are currently inside Iran's territorial waters being held for inspection of their cargo, documentation, and related records.
recalls just a few days ago on Friday in fact when President Trump said Iran would never again close the straight of Hormuz last night he said financial pressure is key to ending the war posting quote Iran is collapsing financially they want the straight of Hormuz opened immediately starving for cash losing $500 million a day military and police complaining they are not getting paid SOS
now Vice President JD Vance's trip to Islamabad for a second round of talks with Iran continues to be on hold.
Iran says they are not setting a delegation until the blockade is lifted and certainly Brian you have to imagine that after uh Iran commandeered two ships attacking three of them that also will jeopardize these talks in Islamabad
>> I would say so uh thanks so much and that's kind of new Lucas that we didn't know they were holding on to the ships UK and Panameania and also 21 minutes ago uh the senior Iranian adviser says the US blockade is no different than bombing us and must be responded with a military response
And that is the speaker.
Mahani uh Muhammadi, an adviser to the parliament speaker came out with that statement we assume from the speaker.
So let's see.
Do they want to end the ceasefire, Lawrence?
>> They don't.
They don't.
They they they don't want to end it.
Uh they were wanted time to delay, to regroup, and I don't think it's going to work out for them.
I mean, we've been watching them the whole time.
We have complete control of the skies.
you know, they shot one of our our guys down, but we were able to recover both of our pilots.
So, that didn't go well for their morale as well.
So, we got control of the sea, control of the uh the skies.
Also, those drone facilities, we've knocked most of those out.
So, again, as the general continued to say, we're on the five uh five yard line right now.
>> Yeah, that you're right.
We've continuously heard that we're on the five yard line.
We've got to finish.
We've got to make that touchdown and uh we've got to bleed them dry.
And that's what President Trump is doing, costing them $500 million a day.
They have all this oil.
They have nowhere to to send it because they can't send it to Car Island because that oil, those tanks are full and they want to put them on ships and send them to other countries around the world, but those ships are not allowed to leave their ports.
And that's because of President Trump.
You would think that they would just hand over their nuclear the the um enriched uranium to us because is this really worth it to bleed them dry to lose their economy?
Uh it seems to be uh for the IRGC which might be separate from the foreign min.
>> How much longer can can they can they handle this?
How much longer?
>> The one thing they have is that so-called mosquito navy, the small boats that can go and do damage to big boats.
We learned a lot from the USS Cole about how to defend ourselves on that.
But these other tankers really have no defense.
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