Iran pushes back after Trump announces new round of talks.
Published on April 20, 2026.
The United States and Iran have disagreed over whether top officials will meet in Pakistan for a second round of negotiations to end the war, just before a two-week ceasefire between the two countries was set to expire. The White House's Vice President, JD Vance, is expected to lead a U.S. delegation, accompanied by top Trump aides Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. This would be the second meeting of high-level officials since the ceasefire went into effect on April 8. The tensions have escalated as the economically vital Strait of Hormuz remains all but closed, a move Trump described as a "total violation of our ceasefire" Iran has effectively closed the strait, a waterway crucial to global energy supplies, in defiance of one of Trump's conditions for the temporary truce.
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