U.S.-Iran peace talks still in limbo after Iran seizes ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Ships are anchored near the shoreline in Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Wednesday. Bandar Abbas is a port city and the capital of Hormozgan province, along the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. Getty Images

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The U.S. military on Thursday said it seized another tanker transporting oil from Iran in the