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Bureau: Washington
Trump said 'any and all ships' in the Strait; CENTCOM said 'Iranian ports only' and promised not to impede other traffic — and no one in the chain of command has explained the gap.
A naval blockade, a sanctions waiver, a ceasefire expiration, and a War Powers clock now all converge inside sixteen days.
Vance led 21 hours of talks in Islamabad with no deal, while BBC called it his major 2028 audition.
Congress reconvenes Tuesday on Day 44 of the War Powers clock with Schumer pushing a floor vote and three Democratic holdouts wobbling.