Iran ceasefire teeters on the edge

The U.S. attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said had tried to evade its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. It was the first interception since the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports began last week. Iran’s joint military command vowed to respond, throwing a fragile ceasefire into question days before it expires on Wednesday.

Iran on Monday offered a new death toll for the war, with its forensic chief saying at least 3,375 people had been killed in the conflict. The figure came from Abbas Masjedi, the head of Iran’s Legal Medicine Organization. Masjedi said only four of the dead remain unidentified.

President Donald Trump on Sunday said U.S. negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday for another of talks with Iran, but Iranian officials did not directly respond to his announcement.

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