US issues more Iran sanctions on eve of possible talks in Pakistan
The Trump administration targets 14 individuals and entities over alleged links to Iran's arms industry.
US issues more Iran sanctions on eve of possible talks in Pakistan
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Pakistan races against time to get Iran back to US talks as truce end nears
But a series of escalations by the US is complicating those efforts, say analysts.
No Iran delegation sent to US talks yet as truce expiry nears
Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon will hold a second round of talks in Washington on April 23.
JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks
US vice-president to travel to Islamabad with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as deadline for current ceasefire looms Middle east crisis – live updates Pakistan seeks to raise its global standing in push for Middle East peace JD Vance is expected to fly to Islamabad at the head of a US diplomatic delegation on Tuesday if Iran agrees to further talks in the Pakistani capital as the deadline for the current ceasefire looms. The US vice-president will travel with Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy, and Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law – though Iran’s president warned there remained a “deep historical mistrust” of the US. Continue reading...
First Thing: Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talks
Vice-president would travel with Witkoff and Kushner as ceasefire deadline looms. Plus, how to avoid an AI job scam Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. JD Vance is expected to fly to Islamabad to lead the US delegation on Tuesday if Iran agrees to further talks, as the deadline for the current ceasefire looms. What effect is the war having on developing countries? With food and fuel inflation reaching close to 20%, Fletcher warned: “We will feel the impact for years in sub-Saharan Africa and east Africa pushing way more people into poverty.” What are the impacts on displacement? Sexualized attacks are hastening the displacement of Palestinians, according to the report, with more than two-thirds of households surveyed identifying rising violence against women and children as a tipping point in their decision to leave. Researchers also found it was causing girls to quit school, women to stop working, and had contributed to a rise in early marriage. Continue reading...
US positive on Iran deal but talks still uncertain as ceasefire end nears
WASHINGTON/CAIRO/ISLAMABAD, April 21 - The United States expressed confidence that peace talks with Iran would go ahead in Pakistan and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining, but significant hurdles and uncertainty remained as the end of a ceasefire approached.
U.S. positive on Iran deal but talks uncertain as ceasefire nears end
The U.S. on Monday expressed confidence that peace talks with Iran would go ahead in Pakistan and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining, but significant hurdles and uncertainty remained.
US seizes tanker in international waters as Iran truce deadline nears
The tanker had signalled Singapore as its destination, according to a Reuters report.
What to know about the next round of US-Iran talks in Pakistan
The US and Iran are supposed to have another round of direct talks in Pakistan on Tuesday, but will the Iranians skip?
Iran-US war: Four scenarios for what’s next as talks stumble
Between an expiring ceasefire and a possible deal lies a range of ways in which the war could proceed, analysts say.
‘Everyone must calm down’, Macron urges as US-Iran talks near
French President Emmanuel Macron said that “everyone must calm down” and maintain the US-Israel-Iran-Lebanon ceasefire.
Pakistan prepares for second round of US-Iran talks, even as uncertainty looms
A sensitive ‘Red Zone’ in Islamabad has been blocked off to traffic, and hotels are closed off.
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