US Iran war LIVE updates: JD Vance likely to attend talks in Pakistan today; Iran may join peace discussions
US Iran war LIVE updates: US Vice President JD Vance to attend second round of talks in Pakistan.
US Iran war LIVE updates: US Vice President JD Vance has not departed for Pakistan for talks with Iran, Reuters reported, citing a source familiar with the matter. The development comes after US President Donald Trump told the New York Post that the US delegation was on its way for the negotiations. Meanwhile, Iran has not confirmed its participation in the talks. An Iranian source said on Monday that Tehran is considering joining the peace discussions, Reuters reported.
The talks are taking place days before the ceasefire deadline expires. The prospect of talks comes as ships remain unable to transit the critical waterway amid threats from Iran and a US blockade on vessels heading to and from Iranian ports.
Vance to travel to Pakistan on Tuesday for Iran talks
US Vice President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan on Tuesday for Iran talks, Axios reported Monday citing US sources.
Pakistan confident Iran will attend US talks
Pakistan is confident it can get Iran to attend talks with the United States, a senior Pakistani government official told Reuters on Monday. “We have received a positive signal from Iran. Things are fluid but we are trying that they should be here when we start the talks tomorrow or a day after,” a source told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
US to host new Israel-Lebanon talks
The State Department will hold new talks on Thursday between Israel and Lebanon, a US official told AFP on condition of anonymity, after a previous meeting saw the start of a tense ceasefire.
“We will continue to facilitate direct, good-faith discussions between the two governments,” the official said.
Hormuz blockade stays until deal: Trump
President Donald Trump said the United States would not lift its blockade of Iranian ports until Tehran had agreed a peace deal to end the war.
“THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a ‘DEAL,’ is absolutely destroying Iran,” Trump said on social media. “They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run.”
Curbs on Iran oil come ‘with a price’, says Tehran
Iranian vice president Mohammad Reza Aref said that global fuel prices could stabilise only if economic and military pressures on Iranian oil exports were stopped.
“One cannot restrict Iran’s oil exports while expecting free security for others,” Aref wrote in a post on X. “The choice is clear: either a free oil market for all, or the risk of significant costs for everyone,” he added.
Oil prices on Sunday surged in early trading amid a standoff between Iran and the US.
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The talks are taking place days before the ceasefire deadline expires. The prospect of talks comes as ships remain unable to transit the critical waterway amid threats from Iran and a US blockade on vessels heading to and from Iranian ports.
Vance to travel to Pakistan on Tuesday for Iran talks
US Vice President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan on Tuesday for Iran talks, Axios reported Monday citing US sources.
Pakistan confident Iran will attend US talks
Pakistan is confident it can get Iran to attend talks with the United States, a senior Pakistani government official told Reuters on Monday. “We have received a positive signal from Iran. Things are fluid but we are trying that they should be here when we start the talks tomorrow or a day after,” a source told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
US to host new Israel-Lebanon talks
The State Department will hold new talks on Thursday between Israel and Lebanon, a US official told AFP on condition of anonymity, after a previous meeting saw the start of a tense ceasefire.
“We will continue to facilitate direct, good-faith discussions between the two governments,” the official said.
Hormuz blockade stays until deal: Trump
President Donald Trump said the United States would not lift its blockade of Iranian ports until Tehran had agreed a peace deal to end the war.
“THE BLOCKADE, which we will not take off until there is a ‘DEAL,’ is absolutely destroying Iran,” Trump said on social media. “They are losing $500 Million Dollars a day, an unsustainable number, even in the short run.”
Curbs on Iran oil come ‘with a price’, says Tehran
Iranian vice president Mohammad Reza Aref said that global fuel prices could stabilise only if economic and military pressures on Iranian oil exports were stopped.
“One cannot restrict Iran’s oil exports while expecting free security for others,” Aref wrote in a post on X. “The choice is clear: either a free oil market for all, or the risk of significant costs for everyone,” he added.
Oil prices on Sunday surged in early trading amid a standoff between Iran and the US.
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Apr 21, 2026 7:47:15 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran signals ‘new cards’ on battlefield ahead of peace talks with US
US Iran war LIVE updates: Ahead of US-Iran peace talks scheduled to take place in Pakistan on Tuesday, the Speaker of Iran’s Parliament has signalled a potential shift in Tehran’s strategy, stating that the country is “prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield.”
The talks are taking place days before the ceasefire deadline expires. The prospect of talks comes as ships remain unable to transit the critical waterway amid threats from Iran and a US blockade on vessels heading to and from Iranian ports.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Ghalibaf criticised Trump for undermining diplomacy by imposing what he described as a siege and violating a ceasefire. He said Washington was attempting to turn negotiations into a platform for surrender or to justify renewed conflict.
Apr 21, 2026 7:29:44 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Iran’s control of Strait of Hormuz is their superweapon, says US diplomat Donald Heflin
US Iran war LIVE updates: US diplomat and Former United States Ambassador to Cape Verde, Donald Heflin, said Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as a key strategic leverage point in the ongoing tensions, impacting global energy supply and shaping the course of diplomatic negotiations.
Speaking to ANI on Monday, Heflin said, “Iran has been trying for years to develop weapons-grade materials, and the outside world has tried to stop them… One thing that Iran has discovered in the last month or two is they don’t really need nuclear weapons as a deterrent force to keep someone from attacking it or attempting to change the regime. Their control of the Straits of Hormuz is their superweapon.”
“The blockade is caused by the United States feeling that, suffering under all these economic sanctions, Iran desperately depends on exporting oil and importing certain key goods. So if we can keep them from getting those, they will come to the peace table. Both sides are using the waterway as an advantage over each other… It will be two steps forward and one step back,” he said.
Further, Heflin said in the upcoming talks in Islamabad, suggesting that diplomatic signals point towards Tehran returning to negotiations despite ongoing tensions. (ANI)
Apr 21, 2026 7:28:24 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Pakistan confident Iran will attend US talks
US Iran war LIVE updates: Pakistan is confident it can get Iran to attend talks with the United States, a senior Pakistani government official told Reuters on Monday. “We have received a positive signal from Iran. Things are fluid but we are trying that they should be here when we start the talks tomorrow or a day after,” a source told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Apr 21, 2026 6:55:17 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE updates: Vance to travel to Pakistan on Tuesday for Iran talks
US Iran war LIVE updates: US Vice President JD Vance will travel to Pakistan on Tuesday for Iran talks, Axios reported Monday citing US sources.