Sarah: Iran says there was never a ceasefire.
Sarah: Meanwhile, U.S. forces have disabled a commercial ship.
Sarah: If you're just joining us
Sarah: U.S.-Iran talks have been tied to reopening the Strait of Hormuz
Sarah: sanctions maritime restrictions
Sarah: and Omani mediation.
Sarah: Iran said a general framework with Oman had been settled
Sarah: but Rezaei then laid out sweeping reopening conditions
Sarah: including a reported $300 billion demand.
Sarah: The talks are at an impasse again.
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Rich: Tehran is disavowing the diplomatic starting point as the blockade turns more violent—so stay with us.
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Sarah: This one's from Ynet News:
Quote: An Iranian source told Reuters that no such talks had taken place.
Quote: “There is no talk of an extension because
Quote: from Iran’s perspective
Quote: there is no period that began and therefore nothing to extend,” the source said.
Quote: “The United States violated the interim agreement 48 hours after it was reached and withdrew from it a few days later.”
Sarah: Iran is flatly rejecting the 60-day extension report.
Sarah: Ynet cites a Reuters-sourced Iranian official who says there were no extension talks because
Sarah: in Tehran's view the June agreement never entered implementation.
Rich: So Iran's now saying the ceasefire never happened.
Rich: It says Washington violated the interim deal within 48 hours
Rich: then withdrew days later—try asking anyone to trust a diplomatic promise with that record.
Sarah: That changes the sequence entirely.
Sarah: Tehran says the starting point was void, and the U.S.
Sarah: has to return to the agreement before talks can resume.
Rich: A signed June interim deal, a 60-day window, and apparently no shared answer on whether day one ever arrived.
Rich: For Iran, sanctions relief, asset release, and a wider regional ceasefire are the price of reopening the door.
Sarah: Here's NewKerala:
Quote: US Central Command forces disabled the Panama-flagged cargo vessel Vela Nova as it attempted to breach the US blockade against Iran in the
Quote: Gulf of Oman. A Navy MH-60 helicopter fired Hellfire missiles into the ship's engine room after the crew ignored repeated warnings.
Quote: Since August 11, CENTCOM has redirected 55 vessels, disabled three, and boarded two in the blockade enforcement.
Sarah: CENTCOM says a Navy MH-60 fired Hellfire missiles into the Panama-flagged Vela Nova's engine room after repeated warnings in the Gulf of
Sarah: Oman. By the U.S. military's account, a commercial ship was disabled, not simply redirected.
Rich: We covered 53 redirected ships.
Rich: Now CENTCOM says Vela Nova was disabled, and the count since August 11 is 55 redirected, three disabled, and two boarded.
Rich: Three disabled ships in roughly 48 hours—underwriters are watching that tempo, not diplomatic press releases.
Sarah: After Iran's denial the two sides are moving in opposite directions: Tehran says no agreement entered implementation
Sarah: while CENTCOM reports escalating enforcement at sea.
Sarah: The command says the crew ignored warnings, but the immediate fact is the ship was hit and disabled.
Rich: A Hellfire in an engine room is a very expensive way of saying "turn around."
Rich: Every disabled hull raises the odds that captains, cargo owners, and insurers treat the Gulf of Oman as a war-risk route.
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