First, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials as highlighted. (Scroll down for IRAN 4-12-26.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 13  U.S. military says it will blockade Iranian ports after talks ended without agreement, by Munir Ahmed, Josh Boak and Sam Metz | AP  ISLAMABAD — President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. Navy would swiftly begin a blockade of ships entering or leaving the strategic Strait of Hormuz, after U.S.-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan ended without an agreement. U.S. Central Command announced the blockade would involve all Iranian ports, beginning . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others. Click HERE and HERE for reports from NPR.

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