Eight days remain before the U.S. and Iran's ceasefire expires, but a more permanent peace deal is still a long way off.

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post. I'm Hannah Jewell. It's Tuesday, April 14th.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

The temporary ceasefire between Iran and the U.S. remains on thin ice.

Yesterday, the U.S. began blockading Iranian ports on an order from President Donald Trump.

Analysts warned that the U.S. Naval Blockade could face serious military obstacles.

The narrow strait forces U.S. warships into a confined channel where Iran's mines,

missiles, and drones could diminish American military advantages.

And the effectiveness of the blockade has already been undercut by

Trump's move last month to lift sanctions on Iranian oil that's already at sea. That could generate

$1 billion in revenue for Iran that it would not have seen if sanctions were still in place.

Nevertheless, Trump's hope is that the added pressure

will eventually force Iran's leaders to give in to his demand that their country will never

have a nuclear weapon. The failure to reach a nuclear agreement was the key sticking point

in weekend negotiations. According to people familiar, Vice President J.D. Vance, who headed up the

U.S. negotiating team, offered a 20-year moratorium on all-Iranian enrichment. Iran offered three to five

years. Each country refused the others' offer. During his first term in office, Trump withdrew from a nuclear deal with

Iran that the Obama administration negotiated in 2015. That now defunct deal had included a 15-year

moratorium on enrichment. President Trump is facing backlash for a truth social post appearing to depict him as Jesus.

That's number two.

On Sunday night, Trump posted a screed against Pope Leo.

He criticized the Pope as terrible for foreign policy and weak on crime. Shortly afterward, his account

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