Munir Ahmed

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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)

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)

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)

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

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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

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‘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

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

By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, and others