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US could return to Islamabad for additional negotiations with Iran in next two days, Trump says

"We are more inclined to go there," Trump told The New York Post, after reports surfaced of a new round of negotiations between the two countries.

News photographers wait for US President Donald Trump to walk out of the Oval Office to speak with reporters at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 13, 2026.
US President Donald Trump and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia interact during the US-Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, US, November 19, 2025.

Saudi Arabia asks US to end Hormuz blockade amid worries of possible Houthi retaliation - WSJ

Oil barrels and several hundred dollars; Illustrative.

IMF warns of potential global recession if Iran war worsens in latest economic outlook report

U.S. Vice President JD Vance walks as Jared Kushner looks on, after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026.

Vance says next step in negotiations up to Iran, US has all the cards with blockade in effect


Iran's peace proposal calls for end to Israeli strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon - NYT

Instead of a temporary ceasefire, the proposal calls for a complete end to the attacks, an end to Israeli strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, and the lifting of all sanctions, the NYT wrote. 

Smoke rises from Beirut's southern suburbs following an Israeli strike, amid escalating hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, as the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran continues, Lebanon, March 25, 2026.

Kurdish Iranian groups deny receiving guns from US following Fox report

Reports about Kurdish Iranian groups tend to be sensitive because the groups fear an Iranian regime crackdown, and the groups have already been targeted by hundreds of Iranian drones and missiles.

A Kurdish fighter in Iraq.

Europe’s conduct in Iran conflict raises questions over NATO’s future - opinion

Had President Franklin D. Roosevelt responded similarly to Europe’s calls during World War II, the continent’s fate could have been drastically different.

French soldiers take part in a static display of military vehicles and aircraft during the NATO Cold Response 2026 military exercise in Setermoen, Norway, March 12, 2026.

Iran rejects temporary ceasefire proposal, Trump stresses Tuesday deadline is 'final'

According to IRNA, Iran is demanding a complete end to the fighting in the region, along with a protocol to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.

PEOPLE WALK on a street, near an anti-US billboard, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 5, 2026.

Trump must 'rain down hell' on Islamic regime, make his ultimatum on Iran count - editorial

Israel is prepared to endure hardship until the region is safer than it was before October 7. But a public that continues to show resilience deserves more than malleable deadlines.

US President Donald Trump arrives from the Blue Room to speak about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington.

IDF destroys IRGC Ground Forces base in Tehran, begins striking mobile command centers

The Iranian regime has begun using mobile units as command centers in order to avoid Israeli and American strikes, according to intelligence shared by the IDF.

An IAF F-35 participates in Operation Roaring Lion, March 5, 2026.

Iran’s president urges Americans to reject ‘propaganda’ on Iran, calls US Israel's proxy

Pezeshkian said that Iran has never initiated war in modern history, and urged the American people to consider whether their interests are really served in the war. 

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks on the 47th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution in Tehran, in February.

War with Iran was Trump's 'last best chance' to avoid a nuclear Islamic regime, Rubio says

Rubio said later on Tuesday that Washington could see the "finish line" in the Iran war, and added that there is potential for a "direct meeting at some point" between the two sides.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks to the press following a G7 Foreign Ministers' meeting with Partner Countries before his departure at the Bourget airport in Le Bourget, outside Paris, France, March 27, 2026.

Trump says US could end Iran war in two to three weeks

Trump added that Tehran does not have to make a deal with Washington to end the conflict.

US President Donald Trump speaks during the signing ceremony for an executive order on mail ballots, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, March 31, 2026.

Trump tells aides he is willing to end Iran war without reopening Hormuz, WSJ reports

Other military options are being considered by the US President, WSJ noted, citing the officials, but they are not currently his immediate priority.

US President Donald Trump, with Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at his side, looks on as he speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One on a flight from Dover, Delaware, to Miami, Florida, US, March 7, 2026.