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Middle East crisis live: Witkoff and Kushner head to Pakistan for Iran negotiations

negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire. Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images  Police officers stand

Has the US accepted Iran’s demand to settle Hormuz first, nuclear later?

negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme. Seyed Mojtaba Jalalzadeh, an international relations analyst based in Tehran, said the week’s diplomatic signals reflected a sober reassessment in Washington of what was achievable. “Moving towards

Iran's foreign minister awaits U.S. delegation to Pakistan for peace talks

negotiating table until the blockade is lifted.  Security

Iran shuts Hormuz strait: But wasn’t it already closed?

Islamabad talks. So, on April 18, Iran said it had closed the waterway again in response. The IRGC described the US naval blockade, as well as its seizure of ships attempting to reach Iranian ports

US releases Touska container ship crew: Why it matters

April 20 after Washington accused the crew of failing to comply with the US naval blockade on Iranian ports. Shortly after midnight local time in Iran, CENTCOM said the USS Spruance fired its 5-inch

Why are fuel price protests sweeping the Republic of Ireland?

US and Iran in Islamabad on Sunday [ended](/news/2026/4/12/us-iran-ceasefire-talks-what-are-the-key-sticking-points) without a deal. Around 40 percent of petrol stations across Ireland were reportedly empty at the weekend, several hundred left completely dry. Some observers, such

Rubio visits India to sell energy as Iran oil shock persists

Islamabad and Washington even closer](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g4093dy39o). Prakash added this wasn't surprising as Pakistan shares a long border with Iran and it's strategically important for the US to keep the country close

Why the Iran conflict is becoming a problem for BRICS

Islamabad last month, have stalled. The US also imposed a [naval blockade](/news/2026/4/14/how-much-will-us-hormuz-blockade-hurt-iran-and-does-tehran-have-an-escape) on Iranian ports on April 13. The BRICS meeting coincided with [US President Donald Trump’s state visit](/news/2026/5/14/trump-xi-discuss-strait-of-hormuz-as-chinese-vessels-transit-key-waterway) to China

Cloud over US-Iran talks: What are the key sticking points?

Islamabad, he said, “Iran acts based on national interests.” “We see the current negotiations as a continuation of the battlefield, and we see nothing other than the battlefield in this,” he said. “If it yields

Pakistan opens up road trade routes into Iran amid Hormuz blockade

2026 on April 25, bringing it into immediate effect. The order allows goods originating from third countries to be transported through Pakistan and delivered to Iran by road. The announcement coincided with Iranian Foreign Minister

Trump says a deal with Iran and opening of Strait of Hormuz are 'largely negotiated'

2026. **Iranian Presidency Office via AP/Iranian Presidency Office** Iranian Presidency Office via AP/Iranian Presidency Office ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — President Donald Trump said Saturday that a deal with Iran on the war, including opening the Strait

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by 3 weeks as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump met Lebanese and Israeli envoys at a new round of peace talks Thursday, with Beirut seeking a one-month extension of a shaky ceasefire set to expire. **BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty

UAE reports drone and missile attack as Iran war ceasefire is challenged

2026. **Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP** Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The Iran war's shaky ceasefire was further strained on Friday as the United Arab Emirates responded to a missile and drone

Trump says Iran attack on ‘hold’: What we know about latest negotiations

Islamabad in April stalled, and Trump said last week the ceasefire is “on life support”. While the specific proposals in the latest plan from Iran have not been made public, Baghaei said demands include

US-Iran talks: What’s the latest on mediation efforts?

April 11 and 12, and marked the most significant direct engagement between the US and Iran in decades. Mediated by Pakistan, the talks lasted more than 20 hours and included both indirect and direct exchanges

Trump calls Iran’s leadership ‘fractured’. Is it, and who’s in charge?

Islamabad, to begin talks with the US. So is Iran’s government “fractured”? We take a look at the key Iranian stakeholders and power centres in Iran and how their approach to US negotiations

When will Strait of Hormuz be ‘safe’ for commercial shipping again?

Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, but these failed to yield results. Two days later, US President Donald Trump announced a naval blockade of Iranian ports and the Strait of Hormuz to put economic pressure

US, Iran trade new attacks amid talks: Here’s what we know

2026_GMT0845-1779279257](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/DEATH-TOLL-1780306966.png?quality=80) ## What sites has the US attacked? In its X post, CENTCOM said it carried out strikes on Iranian radar and drone sites in the city of Goruk

Middle East crisis live: US claims blockade has ‘completely halted economic trade’ into Iran, as Trump hints at return to talks in Pakistan

Islamabad’s finance ministry announced on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia would provide Pakistan with $3bn to help bolster the country’s foreign reserves. Sharif will also travel to Qatar and Turkey. In Turkey, Sharif

Tuesday briefing: What it might take for lasting peace between the US and Iran

Islamabad at the head of a US diplomatic delegation on Tuesday [if Iran agrees to further talks](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/20/jd-vance-to-lead-us-delegation-in-pakistan-if-iran-agrees-to-talks) in the Pakistani capital as the deadline for the current ceasefire looms. 2. ***UK politics