Anonymousabout 5 hours ago
Within 24 hours of President Trump's naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz taking effect on April 13, 2026, at least two U.S.-sanctioned tankers — the Comoros-flagged Elpis and the Chinese-owned Rich Starry — transited the waterway without being intercepted, exposing enforcement gaps in the administration's pressure campaign. Simultaneously, U.S. and Iranian officials are discussing a potential second round of direct talks after high-level negotiations in Islamabad ended without a breakthrough, with the two sides deadlocked over the duration of any uranium enrichment moratorium — Washington demanding 20 years, Tehran offering fewer than 10.