US Iran war talks highlights: Iran, US share what happened in Islamabad talks with no breakthrough
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US-Iran war talks highlights: Updates to this live blog have ended, follow here for the latest news. Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who took part in peace talks with the United States in Islamabad, said that Washington was "unable" to win Tehran's trust during the discussions....Read More
"My colleagues in the Iranian delegation... put forward constructive initiatives but ultimately the other side was unable to gain the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round of negotiations," Ghalibaf said in a post on X.
The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement after 21 hours of high-stakes talks in Pakistan over the weekend, with US Vice President JD Vance saying that negotiations ended without a breakthrough.
“We go back to the United States having not come to an agreement,” Vance told reporters in Islamabad early Sunday, adding that Washington had clearly laid out its position. “We’ve made very clear what our red lines are… and they have chosen not to accept our terms.”
The negotiations, held in Islamabad, brought together senior officials from both sides, including US special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, and a delegation led by Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf including foreign minister Abbas Araghchi.
The aim was to find a path to end the six-week war in the Middle East, but both sides walked away without agreement, according to Fars news agency. Iran is not planning another round of negotiations with the United States, a source said.
Islamabad talks end without breakthrough.
A team of technical experts joined negotiators on Saturday in Islamabad, with talks focusing on key issues such as the Strait of Hormuz, a possible extension of the ceasefire, and phased sanctions relief, according to US and Pakistani officials familiar with the discussions, cited by news agency Bloomberg.
However, these discussions largely sidestepped the core trigger areas the Trump administration has repeatedly flagged before the full-blown Iran war.
‘Final and best offer’ from Washington
Vance stressed that the US had pushed for a firm commitment from Tehran on nuclear weapons.
“We just could not get to a situation where the Iranians were willing to accept our terms,” he said, adding that Washington had been “very flexible and accommodating” during the talks.
“We leave here with a very simple proposal, a method of understanding that is our final and best offer. We'll see if the Iranians accept it.”
Iran blames ‘unreasonable demands’
Iranian state media offered a sharply different account, blaming Washington for the collapse of talks. According to Press TV, “excessive demands by the US prevented a framework from being reached,” with disagreements centred on “nuclear rights and control over the Strait of Hormuz”.
State broadcaster IRIB echoed that line, saying “unreasonable demands” from the US scuppered the negotiations.
“The Iranian delegation negotiated continuously and intensively for 21 hours… despite various initiatives… the unreasonable demands of the American side prevented the progress of the negotiations. Thus the negotiations ended,” IRIB said.
Tasnim News, citing an informed source, added that Iran “is not in a hurry for negotiations.”
Tensions high, atmosphere volatile
Officials described a tense and fluctuating atmosphere during the talks. “There were mood swings from the two sides and the temperature went up and down during the meeting,” a Pakistani source cited by news agency Reuters said, referring to the first round.
Notably, the Iranian delegation arrived dressed in black, mourning those killed in the war, including late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Strait of Hormuz, a sticking point
The Strait of Hormuz emerged as a central sticking point in the talks, along side the US' demads over nuclear weapons.
Vance said, “The simple fact is that we need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon.”
Tehran’s demands reportedly include control over the strait, transit fees, release of frozen assets, war reparations, and a broader regional ceasefire — including in Lebanon.
Washington, meanwhile, is seeking free passage for global shipping and limits on Iran’s nuclear programme to prevent the development of an atomic bomb.
Despite a fragile ceasefire achieved just a week earlier, the failure to secure a deal marks a setback for both sides.
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- 13 Apr 2026, 07:04:52 AM IST
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- 13 Apr 2026, 04:14:36 AM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Deal was just ‘inches away’: Iran FM shares on what happened in talks with US
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said on Monday, April 13, that an understanding between the two sides was just “inches away” when they were faced with maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade.
Araghchi's remarks come a day after the two sides, who met in Pakistan over the weekend to find a sustainable solution to end the West Asia war but did not achieve any breakthrough, left many wondering what actually transpired in the high-level talks.
Araghchi said that Iran engaged with the United States “in good faith to end war” in the highest-level talks between the two nations in close to 50 years.
"In intensive talks at highest level in 47 years, Iran engaged with U.S in good faith to end war. But when just inches away from "Islamabad MoU", we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade. Zero lessons earned," Araghchi wrote in a post on X, without going into more detail on what actually happened that obstructed the almost-there agreement.
“Good will begets good will. Enmity begets enmity,” he added. Read more.
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- 13 Apr 2026, 02:29:17 AM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: US CENTCOM says will blockade ships entering or exiting Iranian ports
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: The United States Central Command said that its forces forces will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m. ET, in accordance with President Trump’s proclamation.
“The blockade will be enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. CENTCOM forces will not impede freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports,” it said.
- 13 Apr 2026, 01:26:55 AM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: UK to not take part in Trump’s blockade of Strait of Hormuz
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: The United Kingdom will not join the proposed US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, creating another point of friction between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Keir Starmer over the Iran conflict.
In a statement on Sunday, the British government reiterated its call for freedom of navigation and for the strait to remain open, after Trump announced that the US would move ahead with a full naval blockade of the key route for global energy supplies.
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- 13 Apr 2026, 12:52:47 AM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Iran President says ways to agreement will be found, only if…
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said, “If the American government abandons its totalitarianism and respects the rights of the Iranian nation, ways to reach an agreement will certainly be found.”
“I commend the members of the negotiating team, especially my dear brother Mr. Dr. Qalibaf, and say “God gives you strength”,” he added.
- 13 Apr 2026, 12:50:40 AM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Israel PM formally appoints new Mossad chief
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday formally appointed a new chief of the country's foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad.
Major General Roman Gofman, an army officer with no prior intelligence background, will assume the role on June 2, 2026, when the current Mossad director, David Barnea, completes his five-year term.
Netanyahu had selected Gofman for the position in December, with the appointment receiving formal approval on Sunday. (AFP)
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- 12 Apr 2026, 11:52:54 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Iran parl speaker says Trump's threats have to effect on Iran
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Iran's parliament speaker MB Ghalibaf, in a message to US President Donald Trump, said on Sunday, that they will fight if the US fights but will deal with logic if the other side also comes forward with logic.
Responding to Trump’s new threats, Qalibaf said, "such threats have no effect on the Iranian nation."
- 12 Apr 2026, 11:06:07 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Iran says it has full control of the Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy said Sunday that military vessels approaching the Strait of Hormuz "will be met with a firm and forceful response," according to two semi-official Iranian news agencies.
Earlier Sunday, Trump said the US Navy would begin a blockade on the critical waterway to stop ships from entering or leaving.
The talks in Pakistan between Iran and the US ended Sunday without an agreement to end the fighting.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 10:48:16 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: UN force in Lebanon says Israeli tank rammed its vehicles in south
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said that an Israeli tank rammed peacekeeping vehicles on Sunday in the country's south, where Israel and Hezbollah have been at war since last month.
"On two occasions today, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers rammed UNIFIL vehicles with a Merkava tank, in one case causing significant damage," the statement said, adding that the Israeli soldiers had blocked a road in south Lebanon's Bayada "that is used to access UNIFIL positions".
"Over the past week, Israeli soldiers have fired 'warning shots' in the area, striking and damaging clearly identifiable UNIFIL vehicles. In one case, a 'warning shot' landed a metre away from a peacekeeper who had dismounted his vehicle," the statement added.
- 12 Apr 2026, 10:46:59 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Israeli lawmaker taunts Trump, says‘Donald, if you have to shoot, shoot. Don’t quack.’
Zvika Fogel, chair of the Israeli Knesset’s National Security Committee and a member of Itamar Ben-Gvir’s extremist Jewish Power party, part of the governing coalition led by Benjamin Netanyahu, has issued a taunting message to Donald Trump:
“Donald, if you have to shoot, shoot. Don’t quack”.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 10:31:32 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Israel's Netanyahu releases video showing visit with troops in south Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israeli forces had eliminated the threat of an invasion by Hezbollah militants during a visit to troops in southern Lebanon.
His visit comes two days before officials from Lebanon, Israel and the United States are due to hold direct talks in Washington.
"The war continues, including within the security zone in Lebanon," Netanyahu said in a video released by his office, which showed him wearing a flak jacket and surrounded by masked soldiers.
"What we are seeing is that we have thwarted the threat of an invasion from Lebanon through this security zone," he said, adding that he was accompanied by Defence Minister Israel Katz and military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir.
Netanyahu said the ground operations inside southern Lebanon helped in "containing the danger of rocket fire" from Hezbollah targeting northern Israeli communities, adding that Israeli forces were also "dealing with Hamas" in the area.
"There is still more to do, and we are doing it," he said.
- 12 Apr 2026, 10:07:01 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: IRGC says military vessels approaching Strait of Hormuz to be considered ceasefire breach
Iran's IRGC Navy has warned that any military vessels approaching the Strait of Hormuz will be considered a ceasefire breach and dealt with accordingly.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 10:00:34 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Saudi Arabia summons Iraq envoy over drone threats from Iraqi territory
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had summoned Iraq's ambassador over what it described as threats targeting the kingdom and other Gulf states from drones launched from Iraqi territory.
The Saudi foreign ministry said in a statement that it had "emphasised the importance of Iraq dealing responsibly with these threats and attacks".
- 12 Apr 2026, 09:56:28 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Egypt’s foreign minister speaks with his Pakistani counterpart and US envoy Witkoff
In the call with US special envoy Steve Witkoff, Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty affirmed “the importance of adhering to the diplomatic path and prioritising dialogue and peaceful solutions” to settle all disputes.
Abdelatty and his Pakistani counterpart, Mohammad Ishaq Dar, affirmed that they will continue their efforts to de-escalate and bridge the gaps between the US and Iran.
Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey have been mediating between the US and Iran since the start of the war.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 09:53:20 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Israel's stance on Lebanon
Israel’s ambassador to Washington, Yechiel Leiter, declined to say what assurances Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made to President Trump about Lebanon, where Iran says Israeli air strikes are violating the current US cease-fire agreement with Tehran.
Speaking on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” Leiter said that Israel supports and will be “in tandem with the president’s efforts.”
- 12 Apr 2026, 09:50:42 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Pakistan PM says ‘talks not dead’
“The talks are not dead. There’s a stalemate,” said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan, who hosted the US-Iran negotiations in Islamabad, speaking to CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
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- 12 Apr 2026, 09:43:23 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Israeli air strikes hit multiple towns in southern Lebanon
Al Jazeera Arabic reported that Israeli air strikes on multiple locations in southern Lebanon, with an attack on the outskirts of Deir Qanun al-Nahr, and two additional raids, targeted the towns of Shakra and al-Bazouriya.
There was no immediate information on casualties or damage.
- 12 Apr 2026, 09:36:50 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Iran media claims a US Air Force aircraft damaged by Iranian missile arrives in UK
Iran's Mehr News agency has reported that a US Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker damaged in an Iranian ballistic missile strike on Prince Sultan Air Base has arrived in the UK for repairs.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 09:16:10 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Two Pakistani oil tankers headed to Strait of Hormuz turn back
Iran’s Fars news agency is reporting that two oil tankers sailing under Pakistani flags have turned around at the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting they could not make the passage.
The tankers were named Khairpur and Shalamar, the news agency said.
- 12 Apr 2026, 08:50:24 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: IRGC issues ‘deadly vortex’ warning after Trump's Hormuz blockade announcement
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said after Trump's announcement that Iranian security forces had full control over the Strait of Hormuz and warned enemies would be trapped in a "deadly vortex" in case of any "wrong move".
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- 12 Apr 2026, 08:40:20 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Ship movements show Strait of Hormuz still ‘in the hands of Iranians’
Two empty tankers bound for the Strait of Hormuz turned around after news broke Sunday that talks between the United States and Iran concluded without a longer-term peace deal, according to ship tracking firm Vortexa.
One of the two tankers, linked to Pakistan, has since doubled back and was waiting just outside the strait, Pamela Munger, head of Europe market analysis at Vortexa, a trade and shipping intelligence firm, told CNN.
The vessel movements show that control of the Strait of Hormuz “is still very much in the hands of the Iranians,” she said.
- 12 Apr 2026, 08:32:59 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Normalcy returns to Islamabad after US-Iran talks
Authorities on Sunday removed the barricades, shipping containers and roadside checkpoints that had been in place since before the rare face-to-face talks.
The normally bustling city had taken on a near-curfew-like atmosphere after the government announced two holidays for security reasons. Roads in the capital were largely deserted for days and even ambulances were forced to take longer routes.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 08:27:20 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Oman calls for extension of US-Iran ceasefire
Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr Al Busaidi has called for an extension of the fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran.
In a post on X, Al Busaidi said that following a conversation with Vice President Vance before the conflict, both he and Trump had a “genuine and strong preference” to avoid conflict.
“Success may require everyone to make painful concessions, but this is nothing compared to the pain of failure and war,” Al Busaidi said.
Oman was mediating talks between US and Iran before negotiations broke down following the US-Israeli attack on Iran in late February.
- 12 Apr 2026, 08:25:44 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: US senator questions the logic of Trump’s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz
“I don’t understand how blockading the strait is going to somehow push the Iranians into opening it. I don’t get the connection there,” Senator Mark Warner, a Virginia Democrat, told CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday.
Warner, the vice chairman of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, said he didn’t see “how blockading the strait gets it open suddenly, I don’t get that logic.”
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- 12 Apr 2026, 08:22:49 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Trump says he wants 100% of his terms agreed
Trump has said that he wants all his terms agreed.
"They haven't left the bargaining table. I predict they come back, and they give us everything we want—and I told my people, I want everything. I don't want 90%, I don't want 95%. I told them, I want everything. They have no cards."
- 12 Apr 2026, 08:20:39 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Trump threatens China with 50% tariff if it helps Iran militarily
Donald Trump reacted to news reports that China is preparing to ship weapons to Iran.
"I doubt they would do that... but if we catch them doing that, they get a 50% tariff, which is a staggering amount," he told Fox News.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 08:14:11 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: British military agency says armed men in a skiff approached a vessel near Yemen
The incident happened 54 nautical miles (62 miles) southwest of the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, the UK Maritime Trade Operations said. UKMTO is part of the Royal Navy.
It said the skiff was turned away after the vessel’s master deployed a flare. The UKMTO report did not specify the nature or country of origin of the vessel that was approached.
Hodeida is controlled by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
- 12 Apr 2026, 08:03:29 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Trump claims Hormuz naval blockade will result in more US oil sale
The blockade will be similar to what the US did with Venezuela, though on a larger scale, Donald Trump said, suggesting that more tankers would come to the US to buy oil as a result of the blockade.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 08:00:38 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Trump reiterates threat to destroy Iran's energy infrastructure if no deal reached
Donald Trump has again threatened to destroy Iran's energy infrastructure if Tehran doesn't reach a deal with the US.
"I could take out Iran in one day," Trump told Fox News show "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo." "I could have their entire energy everything, every one of their plants, their electric generating plants, which is a big deal."
- 12 Apr 2026, 07:53:13 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Trump says no passage for any ship in Strait of Hormuz till Iran relents
Donald Trump has said that the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will be “all or none”, with no passage for any ship until Iran relents.
"It’s called all in, and all out... We think that numerous countries are going to be helping us with this also, but we’re putting on a complete blockade. We’re not going to let Iran make money on selling oil to people that they like, and not people that they don’t like or whatever it is. It’s going to be all or none," he told Fox News.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 07:50:07 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Trump justifies ‘whole civilisation will be wiped off’ post
Donald Trump has justified his ‘a whole civilisation will be wiped off’ post on Iran, saying it brought Tehran to the negotiation table.
- 12 Apr 2026, 07:47:32 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Trump says ‘nobody did anything’ to two US ships that entered the Strait on Saturday
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- 12 Apr 2026, 07:46:06 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Trump claims NATO wants to help with Strait of Hormuz
- 12 Apr 2026, 07:45:22 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Trump again claims US ‘obliterated’ Iran's military
Donald Trump has again claimed that the US “obliterated” the Iranian military.
"They came in like they had the cards, but they don't have the cards. Their army and their whole military is obliterated. The whole place is obliterated," he told Fox News.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 07:37:06 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Israel says war on Iran cost over $11 billion
Israel’s finance ministry has said that the war it launched on Iran with the US has cost the country over $11 billion, according to a preliminary estimate.
The ministry cited budgetary expenses of 35 billion shekels ($11.52 billion), with 22 billion shekels going to defence. The amount has already been added to the 2026 budget, it said.
- 12 Apr 2026, 07:25:11 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Iranian President details Putin phone call
In a post on X, the office of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says he spoke with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, after negotiations with the US in Pakistan failed.
The two leaders “reviewed latest regional & international developments”, including the status of the ceasefire, the post said. We had earlier reported on Putin making the call.
Russia has long exchanged weapons with Iran and is likely offering satellite support, but it has so far refrained from getting directly involved in the conflict.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 07:21:35 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Iran gives two choices to the US after Islamabad talks fail
Iran has alleged that the US tried to steal enriched uranium by force near Isfahan “about 2 weeks ago”.
“They lost two C-130 Hercules and several helicopters. You see the picture. So they sent Vance to Islamabad to ask for the same thing politely!” the Iranian embassy in Ghana said in a post on X.
“Mr Trump! Two doors: Door 1: More war, more wreckage, more humiliation, more domestic and international pressure. Door 2: Back to the table, ON OUR TERMS! Both lead to the same place. We are in no hurry,” the post added.
- 12 Apr 2026, 07:07:08 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Trump posts another statement, claims ‘all’ of Iran's navy ‘blown up’
In his second lengthy post on Truth Social, Donald Trump slammed Iran for promising to open the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway through which a fifth of the world's crude oil passes, and "knowingly" failing to deliver.
"They say they put mines in the water, even though all of their Navy, and most of their 'mine droppers,' have been completely blown up. They may have done so, but what ship owner would want to take the chance?" Trump said.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 07:03:49 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Iran releases video of warning US warship trying to enter Strait of Hormuz
- 12 Apr 2026, 06:41:57 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Trump says any Iranian who ‘fires at US or peaceful vessels’ will be ‘blown to hell’
Donald Trump has threatened Iran that any Iranian who “fires at US or peaceful vessels” in the Strait of Hormuz will be “blown to hell”.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 06:36:48 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Trump says directing the US Navy to intercept ships that have paid a toll to Iran
Donald Trump has said that he is directing the US Navy to intercept ships that have paid a toll to Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz.
- 12 Apr 2026, 06:28:43 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Donald Trump announces naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the his country's Navy would immediately start blockading the Strait of Hormuz and would also interdict every vessel in international waters that had paid a toll to Iran.
Trump made his remarks in a Truth Social post.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 06:22:21 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: EU says ‘salute’ Pakistan for its mediation efforts
The European Union has said that diplomacy is “essential” for finding a peace deal in the West Asian conflict,
“We salute Pakistan for its mediation efforts”, AFP news agency quoted EU foreign affairs spokesman Anouar El Anouni as saying. He added that Brussels would seek to contribute to further peace efforts.
- 12 Apr 2026, 06:15:30 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Iranian diplomatic official denies that peace talks failed over Iran’s nuclear ambitions
In response to comments from US officials that the Islamabad talks collapsed over Iran’s refusal to commit to abandoning a path to a nuclear weapon, an Iranian official quoted by AP said: ″It is false. Iran’s position is clear. Iran is not seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, but it has the right to nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. This right is undeniable and must be recognised.″
However, Iran is ready to limit its nuclear activities as part of confidence-building measures, the official said, including enrichment levels.
He did not elaborate on why the talks failed and spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the closed-door discussions.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 06:10:38 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: UAE official says Strait of Hormuz not Iran’s to control
The Strait of Hormuz has never been Iran’s to close or restrict navigation through, says the CEO of the UAE’s state oil giant ADNOC, Sultan Al-Jaber.
In a post on X, he said any disruption would threaten energy, food, and health security worldwide, warning that setting such a precedent would be “dangerous and unacceptable”.
“The world simply cannot afford it and must not allow it,” he added.
- 12 Apr 2026, 05:50:52 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Putin says ready to help mediate West Asia peace in call with Iranian president
Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, to discuss the Iran-US talks in Islamabad, Russian news agency Interfax reported on Sunday.
Putin was reported as saying that Russia is ready to continue facilitating a settlement in West Asia.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 05:41:43 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Hezbollah claims two attacks on Israeli forces
Hezbollah has said that it has targeted a military vehicle containing a command crew with a drone in the occupied West Bank town of Taybeh.
The group also targeted the Kiryat Shmona barracks in northern Israel with multiple drones, it said in a second statement.
- 12 Apr 2026, 05:13:54 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Authorities peg death toll in Iran at 3,375
The head of Iran’s Forensic Medicine Organisation, Abbas Masjedi Arani, has said that the authorities have identified the bodies of 3,375 people killed during the US-Israel war on Iran.
In a statement to the Iranian media, Arani said the death toll included 2,875 men and nearly 500 women.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 04:57:44 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Iranian academic claims Washington failed to meet targets
In the wake of recent diplomatic friction, an academic expert has suggested that the current stalemate in dialogue with Washington was an anticipated outcome for Tehran. Mohsen Farkhani, an Assistant Professor at Isfahan University, noted that the Iranian leadership remained sceptical of American intentions throughout the mediation process.
Responding to the recent statement by US Vice President JD Vance on the stalling of talks, Farkhani argued that the lack of an agreement does not necessarily constitute a setback for the Islamic Republic.
"This is not bad news for Iran. We expected it. That's why I'm saying that we have entered these negotiations with deep distrust," he observed.
The academic further contended that the failure to reach a consensus would ultimately prove more detrimental to Washington's strategic interests than Tehran's. He suggested that the US has been unable to secure its primary objectives despite the high-stakes nature of the engagement.
"This is bad news for the US because they are going to lose more. They couldn't achieve any of their targets in Iran," Farkhani stated. He further claimed that the American administration's reliance on third-party intervention was a sign of its own diplomatic urgency, adding, "That's why they begged Pakistan to mediate these negotiations."
According to Farkhani, the conduct of the American delegation during the sessions in Islamabad has led to a perception in Tehran that Washington is not genuinely committed to a peaceful resolution.
"Therefore, the Iranian team has realised that Trump's team are not really serious with these negotiations," he said, highlighting the significant trust deficit that continues to hamper diplomatic efforts between the two nations.
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- 12 Apr 2026, 04:51:25 PM IST
US-Iran war talks LIVE updates: Whole US delegation has left Pakistan
CBS News is reporting that none of the members of the US delegation stayed behind in Pakistan after talks with Iran, with Jared Kushner, Steve Witkoff and the technical team all departing Islamabad.