U.S. and Iran Peace Talks Appear on Track to Resume
With the two-week cease-fire almost over, Vice President JD Vance was expected to head to Pakistan on Tuesday for the second round of negotiations.
Vice President JD Vance is likely to travel to Islamabad tomorrow for a second round of peace talks as the ceasefire with Iran is set to expire and as tensions flare in the Strait of Hormuz. NBC’s Monica Alba, Keir Simmons, Courtney Kube, Brian Cheung and Hooman Majd explain the political, diplomatic and economic state of play.
With the two-week cease-fire almost over, Vice President JD Vance was expected to head to Pakistan on Tuesday for the second round of negotiations.
The Strait of Hormuz is closed to shipping traffic after Iran once again shut off access to the key waterway over the weekend in retaliation for the ongoing U.S. blockade on Iranian ports. This comes as the U.S. Navy intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Sea of Oman on Sunday. Iran said the seizure violated the ceasefire reached…
Iran said Monday that no decision has yet been made whether to attend the second round of peace talks with the United States in Pakistan as the clerical regime accused Washington of violating the ceasefire by seizing its Touska cargo ship. The country announced Sunday it wasn’t joining a second round of negotiations, blaming Washington’s...
President Donald Trump has warned Iran that the United States will swiftly resume the bombing campaign if they fail to strike a deal. Talks are set to resume in Islamabad, Pakistan, between the Iranians and the American delegation led by Vice President JD Vance ahead of the ceasefire's expiration on Wednesday. Trump announced the ceasefire earlier in April…