Trump wanted peace talks. Now the U.S. has seized an Iranian ship.
4/20/202615 min
U.S. forces seized an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman. Michelle Price of the Associated Press assesses what it means for potential peace talks between the U.S. and Iran.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s term is up in May. The Wall Street Journal’s Nick Timiraos explains the political tug-of-war over his successor.
The portal for businesses to claim refunds for tariffs the Supreme Court ruled illegal goes live Monday. Tim Aeppel of Reuters joins to discuss why some businesses are wary about complications that may arise.
Plus, a gunman killed eight children in Louisiana, why the DOJ is trying to obtain 2024 election ballots from a Michigan county, and how a robot shattered the human half-marathon record.
Today’s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.
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First 90 secondsYasmeen Khan· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Good morning. The US has seized an Iranian tanker as it enforces its blockade.
Nick Timiraos· Guest0:10
Vacate your engine room. Vacate your engine room. We're prepared to subject you to disabling fire.
Yasmeen Khan· Host0:15
The Associated Press explains how it could impact potential talks. Trump faces Republican resistance as he tries to get his pick for Fed chair in place. And meet the humanoid robot that just smashed the half-marathon world record. It's Monday, April 20th. I'm Yasmeen Khan, and this is Apple News Today. It was another bewildering weekend of back-and-forths in the Middle East. On Friday, the Strait of Hormuz was briefly declared open, exciting energy markets, only to close again. Then on Sunday, President Trump announced that the military had acted against Iran near the strait. [gunshots] [on loudspeaker] Uh, mayday, mayday. [gunshots] [on loudspeaker] About to test [on loudspeaker] your ID. That's the sound of the US Navy firing shots at Iran's vessel.
Michelle Price· Guest1:07
This is the first interception we've known about since the blockade of Iranian ports began last week.
Yasmeen Khan· Host1:13
Michelle Price is a White House reporter for the Associated Press.
Michelle Price· Guest1:16
Trump said that the ship was warned by a US Navy guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Oman to stop, but it did not. And he said then that the Navy stopped them right in their tracks by blowing a hole in the engine room, and that