Friday is the 60th day since US President Donald Trump formally notified Congress of the strikes against Iran on 2 March. US law …

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The US has intercepted an Iranian ship entering the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, US President Donald Trump has said.

Iran said it was a violation of the ceasefire and it would retaliate soon for an “act of armed piracy”.

Ahead of Wednesday’s ceasefire deadline, the next phase of peace talks is now uncertain.

Meanwhile, a US delegation headed by Vice-President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan “soon”, a source told the BBC – but no timings are confirmed.

But Iran says it has “no plans for the next round” of negotiations in Islamabad.

The BBC’s chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is reporting from Tehran on condition that none of her material is used on the BBC’s Persian Service. These restrictions apply to all international media organisations operating in Iran.

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Today, Adam joined Laura and Paddy to chew over the latest news from Iran, Scotland, and Downing Street.

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Ahead of the Prime Minister’s appearance in parliament, they discuss what we’ve learned today about what Sir Keir Starmer knew, or did not know, about the Lord Mandelson’s vetting by the foreign office. Laura spoke to cabinet minister Liz Kendall, who backed the PM and said that Starmer would have blocked the appointment of Lord Mandelson as US ambassador had he known he failed security vetting.

Elsewhere, negotiations continue between the US and Iran over the Strait of Hormuz. But is it actually currently open or closed? Has the ceasefire been breached? And what happens next? Paddy has been putting those questions to Lyse Doucet in Tehran.

Plus, Laura has been in Scotland speaking to voters and the party leaders about how those issues and others will affect which way voters go in the May elections.

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Sovereignty of the Falkland Islands “rests with the UK”, Downing Street has said, following a report the US could review its position on Britain’s claim to the territory.

An internal Pentagon email reported by Reuters suggested the US was considering options to punish Nato allies it believed failed to support its war on Iran.

The options discussed also included seeking Spain’s suspension from Nato over its opposition to the war.

BBC News, which has not been able to review the document, has contacted the Pentagon about it.

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The suspect in the Golders Green stabbings was referred to the UK government’s counter-terrorism Prevent programme in 2020, it has emerged.

This comes as two Jewish men, 34-year-old Shloime Rand and 76-year-old Moshe Shine, were attacked in London on Wednesday, which police are treating as a terrorist incident

The programme is a key part of the UK’s counter-terror strategy, and places a legal duty on public bodies to identify people who may turn to extremism.

However, the Metropolitan Police also said they “will not be providing any further information in respect of this matter at this time”.

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