{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/69e640f6289eeb2c7b156ae1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"US seizure of Iran vessel near Strait of Hormuz leaves ceasefire in peril","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/1776697556240-30b9f359-a6fb-4240-844c-cec466c0fe70.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Will the weekend showdown in the Strait of Hormuz collapse the US-Iran ceasefire?</p><p><br></p><p>After Iran opened and then closed the Strait, attacked an Indian tanker and turned around ships, Donald Trump ordered the seizure of a sanctioned Iranian vessel that was attempting to pass through the US blockade. What followed was a new first for the war: shots fired at the Iranian container ship’s engine and the whole vessel taken into custody.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Retired Royal Navy commodore Steve Prest looks at how such seizures normally happen, the tricky question of what will happen to the vessel now and the long-term prospects of the Strait of Hormuz being reopened for global trade.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Plus, with the deadline for ceasefire talks in Pakistan fast approaching, Venetia Rainey looks at the signs today that talks may go ahead on Tuesday despite Iranian denials. She also explains the latest updates from Lebanon, where Hezbollah killed two Israeli soldiers over the weekend.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>CONTRIBUTORS:</p><p><br></p><p>Venetia Rainey, co-host @venetiarainey</p><p>Steve Prest, ex-Royal Navy commodore @fightingsailor</p><p><br></p><p>CONTENT REFERENCED:</p><p><br></p><p>Akhtar Makoii: <a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/19/hormuz-strait-iran-too-fractured-to-speak-with-one-voice/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hormuz chaos shows Iran is too fractured to speak with one voice</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/19/trump-us-blown-hole-iranian-ship-trying-breach-blockade-war/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Vacate your engine room’: US Navy warns Iran ship before firing</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/19/panicked-sailors-plead-safe-passage-iran-navy-open-fire/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">You’re firing, let me turn back: Panicked sailor pleads with Iranian attackers</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/20/image-soldier-striking-jesus-christ-statue-israel/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Israeli soldier smashes Jesus statue in face with sledgehammer</a></p><p><br></p><p>Times of Israel: <a href=\"https://www.timesofisrael.com/26-years-later-idf-restores-its-south-lebanon-security-zone-with-key-changes/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">26 years later, IDF restores its south Lebanon security zone — with key changes</a></p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Peter Shevlin</p><p>Executive Producer: Louisa Wells</p><p><br></p><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning.&nbsp;telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</p><p><br></p><p>► EMAIL US: Contact the team on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/65719504ffda880012bd81a4/shows/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/episodes/battlelines@telegraph.co.uk%C2%A0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">battlelines@telegraph.co.uk&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>► GET THE LATEST HEADLINES: Find all our latest Iran coverage here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.telegraph.co.uk/iran-war/</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}