The US-Iranian negotiation process continues to stall. Tehran accuses Washington of disrupting the talks due to its naval blockade, while the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran seized two foreign ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Despite the extended ceasefire, the situation remains extremely tense.

Armenian News-NEWS.am presents below a brief overview of the main developments that took place in the Middle East on Wednesday night.

Iranian officials accuse Washington of disrupting peace talks, citing the US naval blockade of the Iran's ports as the main obstacle.

The IRGC announced the seizure of two foreign ships in the Strait of Hormuz and the opening of fire on a third ship for violating maritime regulations.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran seeks “dialogue and agreement,” but that “violation of commitments, the blockades, and the threats are the main obstacles to real negotiations.”

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said US President Donald Trump had not set a deadline for ending the ceasefire with Iran, and that would be his personal decision.

Lebanon condemned Israel for the targeted killing of Al Akhbar newspaper reporter Amal Khalil and the wounding of her colleague Zeinab Faraj, despite a ceasefire between the two countries that Israel violates on a daily basis.