Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. Two U.S. Navy ships have crossed the

Strait of Hormuz. Impairs Franco Ordonez reports on U.S. efforts to reopen the channel that's

critical to commercial shipping. The passage of the guided missile destroyers marks the first

transit of American warships since the start of the war six weeks ago.

According to U.S. Central Command, the USS Frank E. Peterson and U.S.S. Michael Murphy are part of a

broader mission to ensure the strait is fully clear of minds previously laid by Iran's Islamic

Revolutionary Guard.

U.S. officials say additional forces, including underwater drones, will join the effort

in the coming days. The reopening of the strait is a key U.S. condition of the ceasefire.

The waterway is critical to the global economy, accounting for about 20% of the world's oil supply.

Franco, Ordonez, and PR News.

Vice President Vance is leading a U.S. delegation of face-to-face talks with Iran in Pakistan today

to end the U.S. Israeli war in Iran.

This after President Trump backed down from threats to bomb Iran's power

plants instead agreeing to a temporary ceasefire. Thousands have died in the violence, mostly in

Iran and Lebanon, and the global economy has been damaged. And peers Dia Hadid has more from Islamabad.

The ceasefire that was announced last Tuesday has been shaky from the get-go over disagreement

about whether it includes Lebanon, where there's been fighting between the Iranian proxy,

Hezbollah and Israel.

Now, what we're hearing today is that the Lebanese and the Israelis are going to speak directly.

So potentially, we have another historic outcome from this 43-day war.

NPR's Dia Hadid reporting. Democratic leaders are calling on Congressman Eric Swalwell to end his bid for

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