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

US-Iran peace talks on April 13, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F73%2F83%2F33cf2fe74d1eace52df677fa12c8%2Fgettyimages-2270694016.jpg) A ship is seen

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

2026, ahead of anticipated US-Iran peace talks.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x683+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F87%2F59%2F7aaff87b4962a8c6dfb510ae231d%2Fgettyimages-2271643511.jpg) Security personnel stand guard

Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension

US-Iran peace talks, at a stall in Islamabad on April 22, 2026. Pakistani Prime

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

peace talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026. Jacquelyn Martin/Pool via REUTERS](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-11T074627Z_1190614804_RC2TMKANHD3O_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-CEASEFIRE-PAKISTAN-1776858392.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Asim Munir gestures before US-Iran

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

US-Iran peace talks, at a stall in Islamabad on April 22, 2026. Pakistani Prime

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

Iran-US peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, 15 April 2026. Regional mediators continue efforts to extend

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

peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 25, 2026. REUTERS/Asim Hafeez](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-04-25T025754Z_1279945378_RC22WKA62Q80_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-TALKS-PAKISTAN-1777085940.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Police officers stand guard behind a barricade near Serena Hotel, as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran

'Bit of pain' worth long-term security from Iran, Bessent tells BBC

peace talks between the US and Iran failed. The IMF said: "Once again, the global economy is threatened with being thrown off course - this time by the outbreak of war in the Middle East

As US and Iran weigh peace deal, stranded seafarers wait in limbo

US officials held “very good talks” with Tehran and that a peace deal was “very possible”, but it remains unclear how close the sides are to any agreement. ![The MSC Francesca ship is seen during

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

Iran and the US, with an eye on extending the ceasefire and reaching a broader understanding,” he told Al Jazeera. Reports that Munir might travel to Washington, DC after Tehran were denied by security officials

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

2026. The talks, led by Vice President 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 conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [What's it like to negotiate with Iran

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

talks. On the US side, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth used a Pentagon news conference on Thursday morning to reinforce Washington’s coercive posture. The US naval blockade of Iranian ports would continue “as long

Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended by 3 weeks as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz

2026. US President Donald Trump met Lebanese and Israeli envoys at a new round of peace talks Thursday, with Beirut seeking a one-month extension of a shaky ceasefire set to expire. **BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP

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

US envoys head to Islamabad in the hope of renewing peace talks with [Iran](https://www.theguardian.com/world/iran), **Palestinians in the** **West Bank** **and Gaza began voting Saturday in municipal elections** in a first vote since

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

Iran in Oman early in 2026, just before the conflict erupted. He previously served as a senior adviser in the White House, where he was a primary architect of the Abraham Accords and recently participated

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talks and bouts of fighting have continued throughout the most recent truce. - **What about a peace deal with Iran?** When asked how long he would wait for a long-term deal with Iran, he replied

With 3,000 containers stuck in Pakistan, Iran explores more land routes

peace talks in Islamabad. (Photo by Getty Images)](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/getty_69e96cf34e-1776905459.jpg?w=770&resize=770%2C513&quality=80) Ships anchored off Bandar Abbas in Iran, April 22, 2026 [Getty Images] ## A strait that’s neither open nor closed The status

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

2026_GMT1645-1777299147](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/INTERACTIVE_LIVETRACKER_IRAN_US_ISRAEL_MIDDLEEAST_ATTACKS_April-27_2026_GMT1645-1777299147.png?quality=80) (Al Jazeera) ## What is Iran’s 14-point proposal to end the war? According to Iranian media reports, Tehran’s new proposal came in response to a Washington-backed

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

peace" and reaffirmed his country's support for Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity. Hezbollah, meanwhile, urged people displaced by the fighting not to rush back to southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley and Beirut

Can historic Israel-Lebanon talks lead to ceasefire?

Iran-backed, Lebanese-armed group had not attacked Israel since a November 2024 ceasefire, despite near-daily breaches of the deal by Israel. Israel responded immediately with air raids on the suburbs of Beirut where