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US cancels envoy travel, shifts from talks to pressure as Iran’s divisions deepen - analysis

Meanwhile, Tehran also doesn’t seem to be in a hurry. This comes as the White House has also indicated it is willing to settle in for the long term on the conflict with Iran.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions, listen, on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan.
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen as Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan.

'We have all the cards': Trump cancels US delegation’s trip to Pakistan for Iran negotiations

Vice President JD Vance disembarks Air Force Two after attending talks on Iran in Islamabad, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, April 12, 2026.

Trump threatens to bomb Iran if ceasefire breaks down as Vance reportedly en route to Islamabad

US President Donald Trump listens, as his son-in-law Jared Kushner speaks, during the inaugural Board of Peace meeting at the US Institute of Peace in Washington, DC, US, February 19, 2026.

Wiesenthal Center rabbi slams Japanese TV claim Kushner unfit for Iran talks because he is Jewish


Pakistan attempts to persuade Iran to enter talks without preconditions - The New Arab

According to an anonymous source, Pakistani officials urged the Iranian delegation to enter the ongoing talks in Islamabad "with a new spirit," and that the delegation had shown "positive signals."

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to hold peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026.

No deal reached after talks with Iran, Vance says

According to Vance, Iran chose not to accept US terms, despite the US being "quite flexible."

US VICE President JD Vance boards Air Force Two following a meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran on April 12, 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Iran war reshapes diplomacy as old dealmakers are sidelined - who replaces them?

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The month-long war now under way has done more than degrade Iran’s air defenses and cripple parts of its military-industrial complex - it has upended the diplomatic cast.

IRAN’S NEW cast: Former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits between parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (left) and judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei during a mourning ceremony in Tehran. If diplomacy resumes, Ghalibaf could play a prominent role.

Iran denies engaging in talks with US after Trump claims Kushner, Witkoff held meeting

A source told The Jerusalem Post that Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf has been leading the talks with the US.

Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei responds to reporters on his country's foreign policy agenda and regional developments during the weekly press conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital Tehran, on February 10, 2026.

Trump pitches shared US-Iran Strait of Hormuz control, claims regime change 'already happened'

Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf is leading the talks with the United States, a source told The Jerusalem Post.

This image shows the Strait of Hormuz, between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. The Strait of Hormuz runs between Iran and United Arab Emirates, 2004.

Iranian media publishes false conspiracy theory claiming Netanyahu’s death or injury

The IRGC-linked outlet pointed to a gap in recent footage, a reported security buildup, and other fragments of public information, but offered no proof that the Israeli prime minister was killed.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the nation amid Israeli strike on Iranian regime targets on March 7, 2026.

US envoys Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner cancel scheduled Israel trip for Tuesday

The trip to Israel was originally scheduled for tomorrow.

US special envoy Steve Witkoff (L) and US President's son-in-law and businessman Jared Kushner arrive at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on January 6, 2026.

Witkoff: Iran openly admitted to having enough 60% enriched uranium to create nuclear material

Iran claims it possesses 460kg of 60% enriched uranium, enough to build nuclear weapons in a few years. Notably, Iran would have needed at least two years to actually make a nuclear bomb. 

 A model of a centrifuge is displayed during the 46th anniversary of the U.S. expulsion from Iran, in Tehran, November 4, 2025

Lessons in antifragility: Sderot shows how to adapt during times of war - opinion

Why some societies get stronger under stress is shown in Sderot, where it has seen growth following the tragedies of the October 7 massacre.

 Kibbutz members stand next to a ruined house in Kibbutz Kfar Aza on January 14.

US, Ukraine discuss post-war reconstruction as Russia pummels grid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia had launched 420 drones and 39 missiles in another night of attacks on energy and other critical infrastructure.

Municipal workers remove debris next to damaged cars outside an apartment building hit by a Russian drone strike on Thursday, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv, Ukraine February 26, 2026