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Diplomatic hopes for a swift breakthrough evaporated just before U.S. envoys were to head to a second round of in-person talks with Iran, after Tehran failed to return messages Washington viewed as essential to moving...
By Frank Andrews April 22, 2026 / 5:57 AM EDT Two merchant vessels were fired upon early Wednesday in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations Centre said, casting doubt on efforts to resume...
President Trump announced a short extension of the two-week ceasefire with Iran to give Tehran more time to produce what he called a “unified proposal” for negotiations, but major doubts remain about whether talks will...
President Trump has repeatedly described U.S. efforts to seize Iran’s so‑called "nuclear dust," saying strikes left material inaccessible. The administration uses that informal phrase to refer to highly enriched uranium...
The Takeout’s April 20 edition tracked a tense and uncertain pause in hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, while domestic politics and personnel shakeups added to an uneasy Washington atmosphere.
U.K. Maritime Trade Operations reported two separate shooting incidents in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday morning. The first involved an unnamed cargo ship roughly eight nautical miles off the Iranian coast; a crew...
President Trump has insisted he will not be pressured into a deal with Iran as a tentative two-week ceasefire approaches its expiry and the prospects for follow-up talks remain uncertain. Posting on Truth Social, Trump...
This week the White House offered an uneven public narrative about efforts to negotiate with Iran as a fragile ceasefire and shifting blockades around the Strait of Hormuz rattled markets and complicated U.S. strategy....
April 20, 2026 — Iran's ambassador to Pakistan, Reza Amiri Moghadam, posted on X that Tehran will not enter talks while subject to threat or force as U.S. and Iranian delegations prepared for a second round of...
U.S. scrutiny of Iran's highly enriched uranium: Washington is focusing renewed attention on reports about Iran's stockpiles and enrichment activities. Highly enriched uranium (HEU) can be used in both advanced reactors...
Tensions are rising around the Gulf as the temporary U.S.-Iran ceasefire approaches its scheduled end. U.S. officials say a Navy destroyer intercepted and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman near...
The White House announced that Vice President JD Vance will lead negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, though uncertainty remains about who on the Iranian side has the authority to strike a deal — or whether Tehran will...
