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Laura Coates Live

White House: No “Firm Deadline” for Iranian Peace Proposal

Laura Coates Live

CNN

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3.92.5K Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

President Trump said there is “no time frame” for the conflict with Iran and rejected suggestions that political considerations are influencing his approach. Earlier, his spokesperson said the president doesn’t view Iran’s assertion that it seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz as a violation of the ceasefire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Tonight the Navy Secretary is fired. Iran sees his ships and the President keeps everyone guessing on his ceasefire.

0:39.8

Plus, Republicans look to the courts to undo Democrats redistricting win in Virginia as the party

0:45.1

trades blame for the loss, and later the freak out over the president's plan to use taxpayer money

0:51.2

to bail out Spirit Airlines. Tonight on Laura Coates live.

1:01.5

Good evening. I'm Victor Blackwell in for Laura. Now, the real test of this ceasefire

1:05.9

with Iran, it's playing out in the straight of Hormuz, and it's looking more like the

1:10.7

sensitive pressure point of this war.

1:13.6

Look at this, new video released by Iranian state media.

1:16.9

It appears to show Iranian forces seizing container ships.

1:20.6

Now, it looks like a drone recorded some of this footage.

1:24.9

The White House was asked if it violates the ceasefire.

1:29.2

The press secretary said,

1:38.3

no. Does the president view that as a violation of the ceasefire? No, because these were not U.S. ships. These were not Israeli ships. These were two international vessels. These two ships were

1:44.1

taken by speedy gunboats.

1:46.0

Iran has gone from having the most lethal navy in the Middle East to now acting like a bunch

1:52.3

of pirates. They don't have control over the strait. First, the seizure of the ships, whether

1:57.4

they're American or Israeli or not, it's still a big problem for the Trump

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