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negotiations with Israel in over 30 years, attempting to restore sovereignty under near-impossible terms. According to the [ceasefire deal](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesperson/2026/04/ten-day-cessation-of-hostilities-to-enable-peace-negotiations-between-israel-and-lebanon/?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=hero&utm_campaign=ten_day) agreed on April 16, Lebanon must “effectively demonstrate its ability to assert
peace talks," Tahir Andrabi, a spokesperson for Pakistan's foreign ministry [told](https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/live-blog/live-updates-iran-war-israel-lebanon-leaders-talks-ceasefire-trump-rcna332095) Reuters. Israel, however, continued operations in southern Lebanon Thursday, including an airstrike that destroyed the last bridge linking southern Lebanon
demands", which he said would naturally "prolong negotiations". The country's chief negotiator had said on Sunday that Tehran would not agree to any deal unless Iranian rights were fully secured. The US military said
demands over Hormuz:** A top Iranian official said his country’s armed forces would be the authority responsible for the Strait of Hormuz under a proposed national law for managing the waterway. - **Iran blames
peace deal with Iran, adding that it could “absolutely” come before the midterm elections. In a new interview with CBS, set to air later this week, Vance said: “Right now, I feel that
Lebanon, causing the worst global energy crisis since the 1970s and risking a global recession. So what do we know about the talks and where they stand as of now? ## What has the US said
demands before entering another round of talks were a ceasefire in Lebanon, an end to the US blockade on Iranian ports and progress on Iranian asset releases. Iran and the mediators in Pakistan saw this
demands because of the siege. “A complete ceasefire only makes sense if it is not violated by the maritime blockade and the hostage-taking of the world’s economy, and if the Zionist warmongering across
negotiations between the US and Iran will happen “very soon”. Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Sunday that “meaningful progress” had been achieved, offering grounds for optimism that a positive and durable outcome
demands. Here is what we know: ## In Iran - ****US pauses Hormuz escorts:**** Trump said he was [halting the US military operation](/news/2026/5/5/trump-announces-pause-on-us-operation-to-unblock-strait-of-hormuz) to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz after just
peace talks with the US to end the war, which began on February 28. Yet on Sunday, as Naqvi continued talks with Iranian officials, US President Donald Trump issued a warning on [Truth Social](/news/2026/5/17/wont-be-anything-left-trump-issues-threat-to-iran-amid-stalled-talks
demands for a ceasefire, with a deadline set for the end of the day.  A man reading news of the Pakistan
negotiators are seeking a deal to end the fighting, but so far they've avoided a return to all-out fighting. It's not clear how close the two sides are to a deal
peace 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
negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result,” he said. “An entire nation is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards
demands for Hamas’s disarmament as a “central obstacle in the US plan”. Afifa said an absence of other regional military fronts makes Gaza more exposed to pressure, not less, as reduced tensions elsewhere “free
demands that are making [any understanding elusive](/news/2026/6/1/us-iran-trade-new-attacks-amid-talks-heres-what-we-know). More than three months after the start of the war, Washington and Tehran are yet to agree on how to handle international transit through the Strait
peace talks, a plan that dissolved after Iran said it would not be attending. Mahdi Mohammadi, an adviser to Iran's main negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, posted on [X](https://x.com/mmohammadii61/status/2046687504330260675?s=20): "Trump's ceasefire
demanded recognition of its sovereign right to enrich uranium. **Donald Trump has doubled down on his criticism of Pope Leo** over the war in [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran), despite earlier attacks drawing swift criticism from
demands. In retaliation, Iran has attacked Israeli targets and fired missiles at Gulf countries and the wider region. The ongoing Pakistan-brokered ceasefire between Washington and Tehran is threatened because of Israel’s air strikes