Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.
The shaky ceasefire continues to hold between the U.S.
And Iran, but NPR's Jaina Raff says the U.S.
And Iran are still blocking the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran yesterday fired on three ships, seizing two of them in the Strait of Hormuz,
that narrow waterway between Iran and Oman.
And it released video with dramatic music swelling,
an Iranian gunboat and troops boarding one of the container ships that were taken to Iranian port.
Time in this war that they have seized vessels.
NPR's Jane Araf reporting.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon says the Secretary of the Navy is leaving.
NPR's Quill Lawrence reports on the departure of John Phelan.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said that Phelan was departing the administration effective immediately.
There was no explanation for the abrupt end to Phelan's tenure just one year into the job.
The Iran war involves some of the Navy's most significant operations in decades,
though the Navy secretary's job is more focused on training and equipping the force.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has taken an unusually active role in the recent firings of many general officers,
including the Army's top general, over the wishes of the Army secretary.
Phelan had been a major donor to President Trump, but had no military experience before he was appointed.
Undersecretary of the Navy, Hung Cao, will now be acting secretary.