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Trump cancels US envoys' trip to Pakistan for talks on Iran war

talks with mediator Pakistan, saying afterwards he had shared Iran's position on ending the war but was yet to see whether the US was "truly serious about diplomacy". Diplomatic efforts have stalled despite Trump

US-Iran truce teeters on meltdown as stalemate takes toll on each side

Iran is they’ll talk to me with such great respect and then they’ll go on television. They’ll say, we did not speak to the president.” ![Donald Trump

Hegseth faces questions about Iran in first congressional appearance since war began

say they back Trump's wartime leadership for now, citing Iran's nuclear program, the potential for talks

Middle East crisis live: Iran says it needs guarantees against attacks before Gulf can be stable

says it needs guarantees against attacks before Gulf can be stable From We are restarting our live coverage of the US-Israeli war on Iran. Iran needs “credible guarantees” against more US-Israeli attacks before

Pope Leo rejects claim he supports nuclear weapons after Trump tirade

Iran, calling Leo “weak on crime” and “terrible on foreign policy” and saying he had only been elected pontiff because Trump himself was in the White House. Trump then shared an AI-generated image

U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship. And, tariff refund portal launches

Trump says he is sending a team of negotiators to Pakistan today** for in-person talks to end the war. But Vice President Vance has not left yet. Iran

Trump says US will not lift Hormuz blockade until deal made with Iran

says US will not lift Hormuz blockade until deal made with Iran The US will not lift its blockade on Iranian ports until a deal has been reached with Tehran, US President Donald Trump

US sending envoys to Pakistan, raising hopes of talks with Iran’s Araghchi

talks had been expected to start on Tuesday but did not materialise, with Iran saying it was not yet ready to commit to attending. Trump

Germany says US troop withdrawal 'foreseeable' as Nato seeks clarification

Trump took to his platform Truth Social, saying Merz thought it was "OK for Iran to have a Nuclear Weapon" and "doesn't know what he's talking

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

talks with the United States. Earlier this week, Trump said he was extending indefinitely a ceasefire with Iran, hours before it was set to expire. Iran dismissed the extension as "meaningless" and said the continued

US waiting on a response from Iran over proposals for ceasefire deal, says Rubio

talks through belligerent rhetoric, defiance and sporadic violence. Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, accused the US of breaking the ceasefire, saying on X on Friday: “Every time a diplomatic solution is on the table

Trump slams Germany’s Merz again as rift over Iran war widens

Trump [scolded Merz](/news/2026/4/28/trump-scolds-germanys-merz-for-criticism-of-iran-war) over the remarks earlier this week, saying that the German leader “doesn’t know what he’s talking about”. Berlin has tried to walk back Merz’s comments. Wadephul, the foreign

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

Trump was quoted as saying. - **US secretary of state Marco Rubio said Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington on Tuesday were a “historic opportunity”.** He said that while every complexity would not be resolved immediately

Top US Senate Democrats again try for war powers resolution – as it happened

saying of the prospect of a second round of talks with [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) that the ball is in Tehran’s court**. The US vice-president led the American negotiating team at weekend negotiations

Trump rejects Iran's ceasefire proposal response. And, Congress to tackle ICE funding

Trump withdrew the U.S. from the initial deal with Iran during his first term as president and attacked Iran in the last two rounds of talks in June and February. Regardless, both sides

Trump tariff refund system set to launch in first step towards paying back $166bn in extra levies – US politics live

Trump did not say who would lead the delegation, but a White House official said it was vice-president JD Vance. Talks are in doubt after Iran

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over US blockade of its ports

Trump said: “I think it’s going to happen.” But Iran says no date has been agreed for another round of peace talks

Iran war: What’s happening on day 59 amid diplomatic push to end conflict?

Trump told reporters at the White House after the incident. - The US president reiterated that Iran cannot have nuclear weapons, while saying he was open to talks

Iran war: What’s happening on day 60 as diplomacy gathers pace?

Trump’s national security [team is reviewing](/news/liveblog/2026/4/28/iran-war-live-trump-reviews-peace-plan-un-calls-for-hormuz-to-reopen) an Iranian peace proposal aimed at halting the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The plan comes as Washington weighs its next steps, including delaying talks

The Iran war has strengthened Ukraine in surprising ways. Could a ceasefire with Russia be closer?

talked up so loudly by the Trump administration before Christmas. Before being re-elected president, Trump repeatedly said he would end the violence in Ukraine in 24 hours. Now he's in office, the reality