Early Edition: April 23, 2026

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Signup to receive the Early Edition in your inbox here. A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours. Here’s today’s news: IRAN WAR – CEASEFIRE Iran yesterday fired on three outbound ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them, calling it retaliation for the U.S. naval blockade and for the U.S. firing on the Touska, an Iranian ship, that did not stop when hailed by a vessel enforcing the blockade. The seized ships were the Liberia-flagged Epaminondas and the Panama-flagged MSC Francesca, both container ships. The crew members were “safe and…