JUST IN: Iran Threatens To Attack U.S. Ships During Tense Ceasefire Talks

Tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalated dramatically on Saturday — in the middle of tense negotiations on a potential peace deal in Islamabad, Pakistan — when the Iranian regime threatened to attack U.S. Navy ships that are reportedly attempting to navigate through the Strait of Hormuz. Iranian state media and military officials issued explicit threats against U.S. vessels attempting to navigate the critical chokepoint, which was responsible for roughly one-fifth of the world’s traded oil prior to the conflict’s eruption on February 28. Traffic in the strait has since declined upwards of 95 percent as a result of an Iranian blockade. On Saturday, U.S. naval and commercial vessels have been attempting to traverse the Strait of Hormuz to reopen maritime traffic in line with ceasefire te