President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

The US Navy fired on and seized an Iranian-flagged vessel on Sunday, according to President Donald Trump. It comes after he announced a new round of peace talks in Pakistan. Follow live updates.

The developments indicated that peace may not come soon to the region, and a weeks-long blockade of marine traffic that has driven global oil prices higher likewise might remain in place.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. forcibly seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around a naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, the first such interception since the blockade of Iranian ports began last week.

Trump on social media said the ship was warned by a U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer in the Gulf of Oman to stop, but it did not.

The news threw into question President Trump 's earlier announcement that U.S. negotiators would head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran. A fragile ceasefire is set to expire by Wednesday.

President Donald Trump says U.S. negotiators will head to Pakistan on Monday for another round of talks with Iran. The aim is to extend a fragile ceasefire set to expire by Wednesday.

President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the U.S. will continue peace talks with Iranian representatives in Pakistan on Monday — even as he continued to threaten striking civilian infrastructure in the region.