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Second round in Islamabad: Who’s at the US-Iran negotiating table?

Iran aimed at extending a two-week ceasefire which is set to expire on Wednesday. The diplomatic efforts are unfolding amid sharp military escalation, hours after the US Navy [intercepted and seized](/news/2026/4/19/trump-says-us-seized-iran-flagged-ship-trying-to-get-past-hormuz-blockade) the Touska

US House votes down latest effort to curtail Trump’s power to wage Iran war

extends through April 22. Mast also called it “hypocrisy” for Democrats to oppose Trump’s war in Iran, pointing to overseas strikes under Democratic presidents in countries like Yemen. “When Joe Biden was responding

Trump says US likely to resume bombing Iran as ceasefire nears end

Iran, as a fragile 14-day ceasefire approaches its deadline Wednesday with no deal in sight. “I expect to be bombing because I think that’s a better attitude to go in with,” Trump told

Iran war: What is happening on day 53 of the US-Israel conflict?

Trump is “really in need of the negotiations”, though Iran would prefer to avoid renewed fighting. ## War diplomacy: - The Department of State will hold new talks on Thursday following a fragile ceasefire, a US official

Middle East crisis live: Trump says Israel and Lebanon to hold talks Thursday; US hits Iran’s oil sector with new sanctions

extended an upward climb** on optimism about a US-Iran agreement. - **Israel’s security cabinet met to discuss a ceasefire** after the Israel-Lebanon talks mediated by the US in Washington on Tuesday

Iran closes strait of Hormuz again ‘until US lifts blockade’

Trump said the US blockade would “remain in full force” until a permanent peace deal with Tehran was reached. The US president also said that the temporary ceasefire with Iran, brokered by Pakistan

Iran war: What is happening on day 52 of the US-Israeli conflict?

ceasefire between Iran and the United States, which expires on Wednesday, would be extended, allowing more time for talks between the sides. ![Vice President JD Vance, second left, shakes hands with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister

No date set for US-Iran talks, as Pakistan pushes to keep diplomacy alive

Extending the ceasefire to Lebanon will be an important confidence-building measure, a signal from the US that it is serious about a second round. It will also give Tehran good reason to return

Pakistan army chief in Tehran to advance next round of US-Iran talks

ceasefire expiring on April 22, and Pakistani officials are hoping they can get that extended,” said Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett from Islamabad. “Sharif will try and convince regional partners to also use their leverage

Iran war: What is happening on day 49 of the US-Iran conflict?

extended:** “I will be inviting the Prime Minister of Israel, Bibi Netanyahu, and the President of Lebanon, Joseph Aoun, to the White House,” Trump said on his Truth Social network. - **Trump mocks oil price warnings

Can Pakistan secure Iran-US nuclear compromise, as Trump says deal ‘close’?

Trump, or at the very least, another round of high-level talks led by senior officials from Tehran and Washington. ## Hardline signals from Tehran Alongside diplomatic movement, Iran’s hardline establishment struck a sharper tone

What we know about the ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel

Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon, with which Israel has been exchanging fire for the past six weeks. But in a later post on Truth Social, Trump urged the group to abide by the ceasefire

Mediators push to extend U.S.-Iran ceasefire

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

Trump had no justification to ⁠⁠”deprive” Iran of its nuclear ⁠⁠rights. Maryam Jamshidi, a law professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder, said Iran’s position on enrichment is based on Article

Iran, US still ‘far’ from breakthrough amid Strait of Hormuz impasse

ceasefire is due to end. Al Jazeera’s John Holman, reporting from Washington, DC, said Trump was likely trying to frame the latest setback in the Strait of Hormuz as “a bump in the road

As the U.S.-Iran ceasefire deadline looms, here are the main sticking points

Trump did not cite intelligence to support that claim. Vice President Vance said the first round of ceasefire talks held over a week ago broke down because Iran would not commit to forgoing a nuclear

U.S.-Iran ceasefire nears its end. And, Fed chair nominee faces tough hearing

Iran talks fall apart, so will the temporary ceasefire that pauses the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah. [Life hasn't returned to normal](https://one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId=nx-s1-5793643:x) for residents in Lebanon as Israel continues to occupy

The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency

Iran ceasefire by 7 April, which was announced by Washington and Tehran on that day. Polymarket told the BBC it "sets, maintains, and enforces the highest standards of market integrity", adding that it "proactively" works

US House rejects war powers resolution that would prevent further action against Iran

Trump – just before [announcing](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/07/trump-iran-war-ceasefire) a temporary ceasefire in the conflict that continues to hold – [warned](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/07/israel-warns-iran-lives-at-risk-if-they-use-trains-trump-deadline) that a “whole civilization will die” if Iran did not agree to his demands

Displaced Lebanese return as Israeli shelling violates ceasefire in south

extending up to 10km (6.2 miles) from the border. “That allows it to control a line of antitank fire, meaning it can bring in heavy artillery and heavy armour into Lebanon,” Cheng said. Israeli Defence