This is The Guardian.

It is significant they're now starting to seize ships because they need to ram home to the Americans

that they feel they're winning this war, or at least they're not losing this war.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it is back on the attack in the Strait of Hormuz,

facing a blockade from the Americans.

They have attacked three cargo ships this morning.

We're in a very difficult position where neither side wants to back down,

but neither side really wants to go for all-out war.

There was a real conflict going on in the strait,

and how that plays out is going to be critical to whether the talks recommends.

Iran says it seized two ships in the strait of Hamos,

and a third has reportedly been attacked after Donald Trump extends the ceasefire indefinitely. From the Guardians

today in Focus, this is the latest with me, Lucy Hoff. Well, I'm joined by Patrick Winter,

our diplomatic editor. Thanks for dialing in, Patrick. So it's been yet another slightly confusing

week. There was supposed to be a ceasefire that was due to expire at

8pm Eastern Standard Time in the US tonight, according to Pakistan. But Trump has now, late last

night, extended the ceasefire indefinitely. Prior to that, he threatened yet more bombing,

more military violence.

Why the U-turn? What's going on? Is this pressure from Pakistan? Is it the markets? Or is there something else kind of behind the scenes?

Well, I mean, such as the confusion is that people couldn't actually agree at the point

to which the ceasefire was supposed to expire. People had different timelines for it.

Yes. I think it's a multiplicity of reasons why he's decided to do this, and it's not the

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