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The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

Ships Seized in Strait

The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

CNN

News

3.2865 Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

Iran says it seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz, while the US boards another Iranian ship. This, as President Trump extends the ceasefire after Iranians were a no-show for peace talks. So, where do negotiations stand?  Also on today's show: The FBI is now investigating at least 10 cases of scientists who have died or disappeared in recent years, all of whom had ties to sensitive nuclear and aerospace research ... Virginians approve a new congressional district map that may give Democrats a major boost ahead of the November midterm elections. We go live with Governor Abigail Spanberger.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Happening now, breaking news, ships attacked. Iran says it seized two ships in the

0:06.2

Strait of Pormuz and the U.S. boarded another Iranian ship. This is President Trump extends

0:11.5

the ceasefire after Iranians were in no show for peace talks. So where do negotiations stand?

0:17.6

Plus, growing mystery, the FBI is now investigating at least 10 cases of scientists who have

0:23.4

died or disappeared in recent years, and they all had ties to sensitive nuclear and aerospace

0:28.9

research. One-on-one with the Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger. I'll speak live to the first-term

0:35.4

governor as voters approve a new congressional district

0:38.6

map in Virginia, giving Democrats a major boost ahead of the November midterm elections.

0:44.4

And later, melting ice. Scientists are raising the alarm about how fast the ice is disappearing

0:50.4

in the Arctic Ocean. Today is Earth Day and CNN's Bill Weir.

0:54.5

We'll join us live from an iceberg.

0:57.1

Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world.

1:00.9

I'm Wolf Blitzer with Pamela Brown, and you're in the Situation Room.

1:14.9

This is CNN breaking news.

1:18.0

And we are following multiple breaking news stories this morning.

1:27.7

At any moment, the Supreme Court will release opinions, and we're still awaiting key decisions on birthright citizenship voting rights and President Trump's firing of federal officials.

1:32.0

Also, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on Capitol Hill.

1:39.8

In moments, he'll come face to face with Senator Bill Cassidy setting up fireworks over RFK Jr's rhetoric on vaccines.

1:45.4

And Treasury Secretary Scott Besson is also on the hill today, and this comes just days after he said,

1:50.9

while Americans may be sounding grim on the economy, they're actually, quote, quite buoyant.

1:58.5

And on Iran, President Trump says the ceasefire is extended, but the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports is still in effect, and Iran has now seized at least two ships and reportedly

2:01.7

targeted a third and the critical straight of Hormuz.

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