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

JD Vance, produced no concrete movement toward a peace deal.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1997x1997+499+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2F10%2F655c7568470dac9a4b8955a31978%2Fgettyimages-2270459652.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5783873/iran-talks-islamabad-nuclear-jcpoa) ### [Middle East

Chinese supertankers exit Hormuz as Trump, Vance talk up Iran deal

JD Vance said at a White House news briefing that Tehran-Washington negotiations are “in a pretty

Pope Leo heads to Angola in landmark Africa visit amid Trump clash

JD Vance urged the Vatican to “stick to matters of morality”, Leo said on Thursday

‘It’s kind of a tough situation’: US Catholics torn in feud between president and the pope

JD Vance, a recent Catholic convert, told the pope on Tuesday to “be careful” when

Martin Scorsese’s film about Pope Francis to receive world premiere in Vatican City

JD Vance said](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/17/pope-jd-vance-row-iran-just-war) “the pope [needed] to be careful when he talks

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

JD Vance and Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, expected to arrive in Islamabad

Two weeks that pushed Trump to the edge. Is his presidency unravelling?

JD Vance, travelled to the country in a late bid to bolster Viktor Orbán and put Trump

Trump's rift with Pope is playing out in public - it's costing him valuable support

JD Vance. But he is now highly critical of the US president's behaviour towards

Archbishop of Canterbury backs pope’s calls for peace amid Trump feud

JD Vance, a Catholic convert, has [urged the Vatican](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/14/jd-vance-defends-trump-pope-leo-spat) to “stick to matters

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

JD Vance would not travel but that he remains “deeply involved,” and would be willing

She raised concerns about her company's contracts with ICE. Then she lost her job

JD Vance gave remarks while standing in front of ICE agents following a roundtable discussion

Pope Leo XIV says ‘world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants’ as US bishops express support

JD Vance, Trump’s vice-president and a converted Catholic, assailed Leo for speaking out against

Trump buys time for Iran deal after frantic day of diplomacy

JD Vance to Islamabad for another round of peace talks between the US and Iran

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

JD Vance and senior Iranian officials. According to reports, the discussions focused on [several core

Mediators push to extend U.S.-Iran ceasefire

JD Vance, Washington's lead negotiator, said a major sticking point that led to the breakdown

Oil prices rise after Trump says Iranian ship seized

JD Vance would lead the US delegation. But Iran's state media said Tehran had "no plans

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

JD Vance and Iranian officials failed to reach an agreement to extend the ceasefire beyond

Republicans struggle to highlight Trump’s cuts as Americans see little effect on Tax Day – US politics live

JD Vance](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/jd-vance) to remove [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) from office under

How 1 GOP billionaire is upending Georgia politics

JD Vance and Marco Rubio, I will admit I was late to the Trump Train

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

JD Vance. Talks are in doubt after Iran said it had no plans for any new negotiations