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Peace talks in doubt as U.S. seizes Iranian ship

Islamabad on April 20, 2026, ahead of anticipated US-Iran peace talks. **Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images** Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images --- ## Talks or no talks? Preparations to host Iranian and U.S. negotiating

Iran-US war: Four scenarios for what’s next as talks stumble

Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, 2026 [Jacquelyn Martin/AP] ## Scenario 1: Talks happen and achieve a temporary deal Pakistan has been aiming to get the US and Iran to agree to multiple days of negotiations

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

2026. Regional mediators continue 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

Trump says peace talks could resume in days as U.S. military blocks Iranian ports

US-Iran peace talks on April 13, 2026. **AFP via Getty Images** AFP via Getty Images The blockade is seen as a tactic to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, where nearly

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

US-Israeli strikes, on April 20, 2026 in Tehran, Iran. **Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe** Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe Officials in Islamabad say the city remains ready to host the talks, though Pakistan's government

Iran's flurry of diplomacy, as Trump insists U.S. has 'the cards'

us." Iran's parliamentary speaker and lead negotiator took to social media to challenge Trump's comments. "They brag about the cards. Let's see," Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said [on X.](https://x.com/mb_ghalibaf/status/2048492561350717700?s=20)

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

negotiations. ## Pakistan’s diplomatic orchestra  Foreign Minister of Türkiye Hakan Fidan calls on Prime

How Iran has changed, and how it hasn’t, in two months of war

negotiations with the US in Islamabad, Pakistan, earlier this month, has signalled he wants to turn “victories” on the battlefield into an agreement. But under fire from hardliners, he has also cautioned that there will

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

Islamabad, adding, “We feel good about the prospects of a deal.” Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said multiple messages had been exchanged with Washington through Pakistan since April 12. US President Donald Trump

Iran warns of readiness for war and economic costs as US talks falter

US President Trump on 21 April, that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran has been extended indefinitely at the request of Pakistan, as a naval blockade remains in place and diplomatic negotiations continue

Iran’s authorities project hardened stance with more talks on horizon

Islamabad, Pakistan, released April 25, 2026 [Seyed Abbas Araghchi via Telegram/Handout via Reuters] ## No nuclear talks? Iranian state media reports indicate that the US naval blockade of Iran’s ports is undermining the ceasefire extended

Pakistan’s mediation faces limits as Iran-US tensions deepen

Islamabad scrambled to prevent [ceasefire negotiations](/features/2026/4/8/how-pakistan-managed-to-get-the-us-and-iran-to-a-ceasefire) from collapsing altogether. Ghalibaf has also been Iran’s chief negotiator in peace talks with the US to end the war, which began on February

Pakistan scrambles to salvage US-Iran diplomacy as ceasefire faces collapse

2026. (Photo by Kent NISHIMURA / AFP)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/afp_6a0301c8d740-1778581960.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Hopes for a peace deal between the US and Iran and the continuation of their ceasefire have dimmed considerably since US President Donald Trump said

U.S.-Iran peace talks still in limbo after Iran seizes ships in the Strait of Hormuz

April 22, 2026 in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Bandar Abbas is a port city and the capital of Hormozgan Province, along the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. **Getty Images** Getty Images U.S.-Iran peace talks

India to Iran: How two wars shaped the rise of Pakistan’s Asim Munir

negotiations, including direct consultations Munir held with US Vice President JD Vance, Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. On April 11, Munir welcomed the Vance-led US delegation

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

Islamabad on April 11. Born in August 1984, Vance is a former Marine and Yale Law School graduate who served in Iraq before entering politics. Once a fierce critic of US President Donald Trump

What to know about US-Iran standoff over the Strait of Hormuz

APRIL 13, 2026-1776092129](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/INTERACTIVE-US-naval-blockade-of-Irans-ports-APRIL-13-2026-1776092129.png?quality=80) (Al Jazeera) “For this reason, control of the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state, and this strategic waterway is now under strict management and control

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension

Islamabad for a second round of 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

Pakistan races against time to get Iran back to US talks as truce end nears

Islamabad on April 11. But it is unclear who they are coming to meet. Earlier on Tuesday, Iran’s ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, [posted](https://x.com/IranAmbPak/status/2046455216934211891) on social media, paraphrasing Jane Austen

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

negotiations amid a fragile ceasefire. Photograph: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images  Police officers stand