Iran fires on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the Trump administration nears a deal to rescue Spirit Airlines, and Open AI is embroiled in a criminal investigation.

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Executive Editor John Bickley. It's Wednesday, April 22nd, and this is Evening Wire.

President Trump offered a welcome update today.

Iran has halted the planned execution of eight women following his appeal earlier this week.

Very good news. Trump said the eight women protesters who were going to be executed tonight in

Iran will no longer be killed. Four will be released immediately and four will be sentenced to one month in

prison. Trump went on to thank the Iranian leaders who honored his request. Meanwhile,

some Iranian forces opened fire on commercial vessels in the Hormuz Strait. Daily Wire

contributor Tim Pyrr says more. Various news reports say that at least three cargo ships have likely

been attacked by Iran since Trump extended the ceasefire yesterday.

Two of those ships reported direct damage to their vessels.

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed in a statement that it had intercepted two merchant ships that it said had violated Tehran's blockade of the strait.

The attacks may endanger the fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and

Tehran, though President Trump told the New York Post that peace talks could resume as soon as Friday.

The president agreed to extend the ceasefire on Tuesday after Pakistani mediators asked for more

time because of the chaos and fractures in the Iranian regime caused by the war.

The Trump administration is reportedly nearing a $500 million deal to rescue the budget airline

Spirit.

Daily Wire reporter Zach Jule has more.

The airline has struggled in recent years to remain solvent, especially under increased

pressure because of the Biden administration.

Heritage Foundation economist Peter St. Ange told the Daily Wire that Spirit's struggles

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