Iranian Gunboat Fires On Tanker
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Iran fired at a tanker traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.
The captain said that no warning was given before the ship was fired on.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards gunboats fired on a tanker traveling through the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, according to an advisory from the UK Maritime Traffic Organization (UKMTO).
The UKMTO said it had received a direct notification from the tanker captain, who reported “being approached by 2 IRGC gun boats,” some 20 nautical miles (30 kms) off the coast of Oman.
The captain said there had been no radio warning before the ship – whose identity was not disclosed by UKMTO – was fired on.
Trump said Friday that a deal could be reached this weekend.
Trump also said he would consider flying to Pakistan himself if a deal was reached.
🚨 PRESIDENT TRUMP MIGHT SURGE TO PAKISTAN
If an Iran deal is reached and is signed in Islamabad, 47 is considering FLYING OUT to Pakistan to do it himself
That would be historic!
“I would go to Pakistan, yeah. Pakistan has been great, they’ve been so good. Islamabad, I’ll be,… pic.twitter.com/YXCM1UMil4
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) April 16, 2026
President Donald Trump said Friday a deal with Iran could be finalized “in the next day or two,” signaling negotiations are entering their final stage and saying that he may travel to Islamabad to help seal the agreement.
Speaking in a phone interview with Axios on Friday, Trump said U.S. and Iranian negotiators are expected to meet again shortly and expressed confidence the remaining issues can be resolved quickly. “The Iranians want to meet. They want to make a deal… I think we will get a deal in the next day or two,” Trump told the outlet.
Speaking separately in a phone interview with Reuters on Friday, Trump said additional talks are needed and indicated he may travel to Pakistan if an agreement is finalized, signaling he could personally step in to close the deal at its final stage. “I may,” Trump said when asked about traveling to Islamabad, noting no final decision has been made.
The comments build on Trump’s remarks Thursday outside the White House, where he said Iran had “totally agreed” to give up its nuclear ambitions and that a deal was “very close,” adding he “would go to Pakistan” to finalize an agreement if needed.
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