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In this photo released by the Pakistan Prime Minister Office, Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, meets with hand with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026
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U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance says negotiations with Iran have ended in Pakistan after 21 hours without reaching an agreement. Vance spoke briefly to reporters after the talks concluded before dawn Sunday. Two Pakistani officials who spoke on condition of anonymity say discussions between the heads of the delegations will resume after a break. Some technical personnel from both teams are still meeting. The historic bargaining ended days after a fragile, two-week ceasefire was announced as the war that has killed thousands of people and shaken global markets entered its seventh week.
U.S. Central Command says it will begin a blockade of all Iranian ports at 10 a.m. EDT Monday, or 5:30 p.m. in Iran, to be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations." But it will allow ships traveling between non-Iranian ports to transit the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump wants to weaken Iran’s strategic leverage in the war after demanding that it reopen the strait to all global shipping. He told the U.S. Navy to intercept vessels paying tolls to Iran. The two-week ceasefire remains in doubt, and Pakistan, which hosted the talks, says it will seek more dialogue. U.S. officials blame Iran’s nuclear ambitions for the breakdown in talks, while Iran accuses the U.S. of overreach.
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