Iran’s delegation, including Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (L), in talks with the US, April 11, 2026

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US-Israel War, Day 44: Trump-Iran Talks in Pakistan

UPDATE 0731 GMT:

During the final phase of US-Iran talks in Islamabad, Donald Trump spent his time at a UFC event in Miami.

The White House did not say if Trump was in contact with the American team, led by Vice President J.D. Vance, while he watched the combatants.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio also attended the event.

Less than 30 minutes later, Vance announced “no deal” in Islamabad.

Trump remained at the Miami arena until at least 11.28 p.m. — 8:28 a.m. in Islamabad.

UPDATE 0653 GMT:<

The Lebanese Ministry of Health says at least 2,020 people have been killed and 6,436 others wounded by Israeli attacks in Lebanon since March 2.

The toll includes 165 children, 248 women, and 85 medics.

The Ministry said Israeli forces killed 97 people and wounded 133 on Saturday.

ORIGINAL ENTRY: After 21 hours of talks in Islamabad on Saturday, the Trump camp and the Iranian regime failed to reach an agreement ending the US-Israel War on Iran.

While declaring that “we were quite flexible…[and] quite accommodating”, Vice President J.D. Vance framed the failure as Iran’s refusal to accept US demands over Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missiles, policy in the Middle East, and the status of the Strait of Hormuz.

The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement, and I think that’s bad news for Iran much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America.

So we go back to the United States having not come to an agreement. We’ve made very clear what our red lines are.

He said, “We need to see an affirmative commitment that [Iran] will not seek a nuclear weapon, and they will not seek the tools that would enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon.”

Tehran blamed “last-minute goalpost shifting by the US team”. It presented the basis for talks as its 10-point terms on the “Strait of Hormuz, #nuclear issues, war reparations, sanctions removal, and a complete end to the war against Iran and in the region”.

The Iranian delegation negotiated continuously and intensively for 21 hours in order to protect the national interests of the Iranian people; despite various initiatives from the Iranian delegation, the unreasonable demands of the American side prevented the progress of the negotiations.

Iranian officials said the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway which Iran now controls with almost no passage of shipping, remains among the main points of “serious disagreement”.

Will The Ceasefire Be Extended?

Neither side indicated if there will be an extension of the two-week ceasefire agreed last Tuesday night with Donald Trump’s acceptance of talks

Publicly, the Iranians said they are in no hurry to negotiate. “The ball is in America’s court,” as “the American team was looking for an excuse to leave the negotiating table”.

But Sara Massoumi, a leading journalist with Iran State outlets, was more optimistic:

She concluded: “Despite the friction, diplomacy remains the only and best option left. That is, if both sides realize that their trump cards come with an expiration date.”

Donald Trump reacted by retweeting a headline, “The Trump card the president holds if Iran won’t bend: a naval blockade.”

Earlier, Trump declared, “Regardless of what happens, we win. Whether we make a deal or not, makes no difference to me.”

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar commented:

It is imperative that the parties continue to uphold their commitment to ceasefire.

Pakistan has been and will continue to play its role to facilitate engagement and dialogue between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States of America in the days to come.