White House says Trump does not view Iran’s seizure of ships as ceasefire violation

US President Donald Trump does not consider Iran’s seizure of ships in the Strait of Hormuz as a ceasefire violation, the White House said on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said the president does not view the seizures as violations of the truce he unilaterally extended Tuesday “because these were not US ships. These were not Israeli ships.” “These were two international vessels. And for the American media, who is sort of blowing this out of proportion to discredit the president’s facts that he has completely obliterated Iran’s conventional navy, these two ships were taken by speedy gunboats,” she said in an interview with Fox News. “Iran has gone from having the most lethal navy in the Middle East […]