Iran's foreign minister left Pakistan without meeting U.S. negotiators Saturday, derailing a second round of nuclear peace talks before they could start.
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and senior adviser Jared Kushner will travel to Islamabad on Saturday for direct negotiations with Iranian representatives, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed Friday.
President Trump on Thursday ordered the U.S. Navy to destroy any vessel caught laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz, issuing a blunt warning to Iran as tensions in the region escalate into open confrontation.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard seized two container ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, just hours after President Donald Trump extended a fragile ceasefire with Tehran, raising fresh doubts about whether negotiations can hold.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is extending the U.S.-Iran ceasefire after Iran's government failed to produce a response to American negotiating positions, citing a "seriously fractured" Iranian leadership structure that left no one capable of submitting a "unified proposal."
President Trump appealed directly to Iranian leadership Tuesday to halt the executions of eight women reportedly facing state-sanctioned death sentences, while prominent Iranian dissidents slammed Pope Leo XIV for staying silent.
Iran's parliament speaker threatened military escalation Monday night and declared Tehran will not return to peace negotiations as a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran approaches its Wednesday expiration deadline.
