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President Trump said today the U.S. is beginning a naval blockade of the straight-of-horn
“moods, and of Iran attacks any U.S. vessel or friendly ship in the waterway," he said”
they will quote "be blown to hell." Trump also accused Iran of extortion for attempting to collect fees from shippers to move through the narrow passageway. Trump was asked on Fox News about NATO's response to the war and efforts to reopen the straight.
"We're very disappointed with NATO, very, very disappointed that they didn't come. Now they want to come and they want to help with the straight, and it won't take long to clean it out. So we're going to clean out the straight, and they'll be able to use the straight and not too long a distance."
Trump said Iran is refusing to give up its demand to have nuclear weapons. He says the U.S. will not allow that.
The marathon negotiations between American and Iranian delegations ended without a breakthrough
on ending the war in Iran. The talks in Islamabad Pakistan collapsed overnight. The two sides are blaming each other.
“NPR's Deep Parvaz reports the meeting came after the two countries agreed to a temporary cease”
fire. "In a statement to Iranian state media, Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmaid Bahlia, said that the two sides, quote, "reached an understanding on a number of issues, but ultimately the talks did not lead to an agreement." He added that issues such as Iran's demand that it continued to control the straight
of hormones, added complexities to the talks, and that, quote, "We should not have expected to reach an agreement in one meeting from the beginning." After the collapse of the talks, Vice President J.D. Vanset that the U.S. needs a commitment from Iran that it will not seek a nuclear weapon, nor pursue the tools to quickly build one.
Iran has repeatedly said that the nuclear program is a civilian one, and that it has a right to continue to enrich uranium for that purpose. The status of the two weeks he's fired is uncertain at this point, as are the possibilities of further negotiations. Deep Parvaz NPR News Vaughan Turkey
Vice President J.D. Vanset left Pakistan after the talks ended. He is now returning to Washington, D.C. Voter turned out in Hungary as reported to be heavier than normal in past elections, as citizens decide the fate of the country's longtime Prime Minister Victor Orban. Voter Esmi Nicholson in Budapest says the challenger Peter Mygar has run a strong campaign
focusing on government corruption as the economy in the country's install. Domestically, this election is about the economy at which a stagnant inflation is high and ordinary Hungarians are really struggling to meet ends, meet while they watch Victor Orban, the Prime Minister, and his inner circle appear to get visibility richer, and discontent about this apparent disparity is something that Orban's challenger, Peter Mygar, has seized
upon. Last week, Vice President J.D. Vanset traveled to Budapest in Hungary for a campaign event with Orban, you're listening to NPR News. Russia and Ukraine are accusing each other of violating a Cremland declared ceasefire, so both nations could celebrate the Orthodox Easter holiday.
Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin declared a 32-hour halt to the fighting from 4pm Saturday till the end of Sunday. Ukraine's military set in that time, there were nearly 2300 ceasefire violations, including drone flights, shelling, and other assaults. Russia claims Ukraine violated the ceasefire nearly 2,000 times.
The war which Russia began has now lasted more than four years. It is the final round at the Augusta National Master's Golf Tournament today, Northern Ireland's Rory Macalroy has a chance to make history. Steve Futterman reports. On Saturday, Rory Macalroy was in great position.
He was on top with a six-stroke lead. Entering today's final round, he was still on top, but no longer alone. He was in a two-way tie with American Cameron Young.
Macalroy had a tough third round.
He was one over par, still he was trying to look at the upside. I'm still tied for the best scores, so I can't forget that, but I do know I'm going to have to be better if I want to have a chance to win. Macalroy is the defending champion if he wins today. He would become only the fourth golfer ever to win back to back masters, joining Nick
Faldo, Jack Nicholas, and Tiger Woods. For MPR News, I'm Steve Futterman in Augusta, Georgia. There is an election today, and Peru voters there are choosing a president from a roster of 35 candidates running for office, the winner of the election will be Peru's 9th president in 10 years.
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