Munir Ahmed

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  • trumpPolitics

    Trump on Iran: ‘They want to make a deal, I’m not satisfied with it, so we’ll see what happens’

    By Toqa Ezzidin, Munir Ahmed, and others
  • In this photo released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, right, shakes hands with Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq during their meeting, in Muscat, Oman, Sunday, April 26, 2026. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP)Politics

    Iran’s foreign minister returns to Pakistan as Islamabad races to save U.S. ceasefire talks while Tehran seeks Hormuz toll with Oman

    By Munir Ahmed, Samy Magdy, and others
  • Jared Kushner, left, 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. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)Politics

    Trump calls off sending Witkoff and Kushner to Pakistan as Iran ceasefire talks fail before they even began. ‘Too much time wasted on traveling’

    By Munir Ahmed, Samy Magdy, and others
  • iranPolitics

    U.S., Iranian officials signal that more cease-fire talks will go ahead in Pakistan

    By Munir Ahmed, Jon Gambrell, and others
  • trumpPolitics

    Trump insists there’s no pressure to end the war in Iran that he started, but ‘it will all happen, relatively quickly!’

    By Aamer Madhani, Munir Ahmed, and others
  • lebanonPolitics

    Iran, U.S. close to agreeing cease-fire extension, officials say

    By Samy Magdy, Sam Metz, and others
  • trumpPolitics

    Trump’s leaky blockade: ship sneaks through and talks with Iran resume

    By Munir Ahmed, Sam Metz, and others
  • Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen, on Sunday, April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)Politics

    Trump says U.S. Navy to impose Hormuz blockade after Iran ceasefire talks end with no deal. ‘No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage’

    By Munir Ahmed, Josh Boak, and others
  • Vice President JD Vance, center, walks up a flight of stairs to meet with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for talks about Iran, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Islamabad. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)Politics

    JD Vance leaves Pakistan after marathon talks with Iran end without a deal as Tehran refuses U.S. demand not to develop nuclear weapons

    By Munir Ahmed, E. Eduardo Castillo, and others
  • U.S. Vice President JD Vance, center, walks with Pakistan’s Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, left, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)Politics

    JD Vance begins talks with Iran in Pakistan while Trump claims U.S. has begun ‘clearing out’ the Strait of Hormuz

    By Munir Ahmed, Sam Metz, and others
  • iranPolitics

    Iran dismisses diplomatic talks, says any U.S. troops would be ‘on fire’ as soon as they arrive

    By Sam Metz, Munir Ahmed, and others
  • iranPolitics

    ‘We do not plan on any negotiations’: Iran laughs at White House’s claims of cease-fire talks

    By Jon Gambrell, Mike Corder, and others
  • middle eastPolitics

    America claims it sent a cease-fire plan to Iran, which doesn’t confirm receipt

    By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others