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

mediated by Pakistan in 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

First Thing: White House correspondents’ dinner suspect to be charged as motive examined

mediators after a brief trip to Oman for discussions there. - **What has Donald Trump said about it?** Trump has said Iran can telephone if it wants to negotiate an end to the war and that

US and Iran close to temporary truce, Pakistani officials claim

effort to support shipping stranded by the Iranian closure of the strait of Hormuz](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/trump-project-freedom-saudi-arabia-strait-of-hormuz). And on Wednesday the US military fired on an Iranian-flagged oil tanker hours after Trump issued

No headway in Middle East peace efforts as US and Iran refuse to yield

efforts as US and Iran refuse to yield Hopes of a breakthrough in negotiations between [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran) and the US faded further on Sunday, amid a deepening sense of a deadlock

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

mediators [Pakistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/pakistan) passing to Iran a brief memorandum that the US has said could act as a basis for a more solid ceasefire allowing new talks. During a visit to Rome, Rubio

Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end

mediating the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, also [welcomed the truce](https://x.com/CMShehbaz/status/2045029468595433644?s=20), calling it a step toward "sustainable peace" and reaffirmed his country's support for Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Hezbollah, meanwhile, urged

Pakistan ready for multi-day US-Iran talks, but Tehran unsure about joining

efforts to extend the US-Iran ceasefire after talks in Islamabad ended without agreement on 11 April, while Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif begins visits to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey as diplomatic discussions proceed. According

Two wins, two losses: What India, Pakistan have learned a year after war

mediator of a ceasefire](/features/2026/4/8/how-pakistan-managed-to-get-the-us-and-iran-to-a-ceasefire) in the US war on Iran. For its part, India can also point to significant military outcomes. Its BrahMos long-range missiles struck multiple Pakistani airbases, including Nur Khan

What’s Iran’s 14-point proposal to end the war? And will Trump accept it?

mediator Pakistan. Late on Thursday, Tehran sent the proposal to Pakistan, which got the two sides to agree on the ceasefire. According to the Iranian Tasnim news agency, the 14-point plan was formulated