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US, Iran warn ready for war as talks in limbo

  • On Tuesday, the United States and Iran warned they were prepared for war as uncertainty surrounded proposed peace talks in Islamabad, with Tehran refusing to participate citing "unreasonable and unrealistic demands" from the White House.
  • President Donald Trump insisted on Truth Social that his blockade was "absolutely destroying" Iran, warning the two-week truce expires Wednesday and threatening renewed bombing without a deal.
  • Contradicting earlier claims of an imminent deal, President Trump asserted he is "winning" the war and faces no pressure, while lashing out at media outlets he labeled "Fake News."
  • Vice President JD Vance's delegation, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, remains prepared to depart for Pakistan, but Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf rejected negotiations under "the shadow of threats."
  • Revolutionary Guards warned they would target vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the transit passage for one-fifth of the world's oil, as global oil prices spiked amid renewed hostility fears.
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Wait for the best and get ready for the worst. It is the maxim that Donald Trump and the leaders of Iran seem to be applying. With the peace talks in limbo, without the Ayatollás having yet confirmed their presence, both sides exchanged threats again warning their rival that they are ready to resume the fighting more forcefully than before. Messages that, however, have spurred the markets and have caused the price of oil to fall again after a Mo…

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Al-Monitor broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, April 20, 2026.
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