US EditionTrump Threatens Iran Again as Ceasefire Deadline Looms, U.S. Gears up for Peace Talks
Pakistan is set to mediate as both sides weigh a deal over the U.S. blockade and Iran’s nuclear program.
- Pakistan is set to host new ceasefire talks on Tuesday or Wednesday as the U.S.-Iran pause in hostilities nears expiry midweek. Vice President JD Vance will lead the United States delegation to the Pakistani capital.
- Tensions have remained high in the Strait of Hormuz, where the United States enforces a naval blockade against Iranian shipping. Hussein Banai, an Iran expert at Indiana University, said Pakistan has scored a 'massive diplomatic coup' by emerging as neutral arbiter.
- President Trump told Bloomberg it was 'highly unlikely' he would extend the ceasefire without a deal. On Truth Social, Trump threatened the U.S. would target 'every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran' if negotiations fail.
- Iran's nuclear ambitions remain the primary sticking point, with Banai describing the regime's decision to abandon its enrichment program as a 'big philosophical issue' the Iranians must resolve. The Iranians have remained noncommittal about participating in the upcoming talks.
- Absent a deal, Banai warned of 'really severe fighting around that area' if the war resumes in the Strait of Hormuz. The analyst noted a scenario where the U.S. could deploy ground forces to establish control over the strategic waterway very quickly.
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guards are attacking tankers in the Strait of Hormus. US President Trump considers the attacks to be "total violation" of the ceasefire.
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In the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, they are ready to receive the Iranian and American delegations for new peace talks. But the question is whether both countries will show up. Mutual distrust is deep. "And the hardest part is yet to come."
If Iran does not sign an agreement, the US president will order the destruction of Iranian power plants and bridges.
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