Overview
- Vice President J. D. Vance said early Sunday the nearly daylong Islamabad talks produced no deal because Iran refused U.S. demands on nuclear limits and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
- President Trump on Sunday announced a naval blockade of Hormuz and a mine-clearing push, while CENTCOM cited U.S. warship transits that Iranian officials disputed.
- Iran’s team had pressed for unfreezing assets reported at about $6 billion and a halt to Israeli strikes in Lebanon, while Washington insisted Lebanon was outside the truce terms.
- The two-week ceasefire that began earlier this week remains fragile as Vance said Tehran offered no pledge to forswear nuclear weapons now or in the future.
- A separate Easter ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine that began Saturday drew immediate violation claims from both sides, highlighting how current pauses hinge on military pressure and ad hoc deals.