JD Vance

'Out-blockade Iran': Trump floats Hormuz naval blockade in post after Islamabad talks fail

“It would be very easy for the US Navy to exert complete control over what does and does not go up and down the Strait now,” the article, from Just the News, claimed.

US President Donald Trump walks toward reporters before answering questions prior to boarding Air Force One on April 10, 2026 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. President Trump is traveling to Charlottesville, Virginia.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, as delegations from the United States and Iran are expected to hold peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 11, 2026.

Pakistan attempts to persuade Iran to enter talks without preconditions - The New Arab

US VICE President JD Vance boards Air Force Two following a meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran on April 12, 2026 in Islamabad, Pakistan.

No deal reached after talks with Iran, Vance says

US VICE President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, DC, after the White House announced he would be leading the US delegation in upcoming peace talks with Iran, from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 202

US to demand freeing of American detainees in Iran as part of Islamabad negotiations - report


Vance, Witkoff, Kushner arrive in Pakistan for talks with Iran

White House officials said they were skeptical that the talks could immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, as both sides accused each other of breaking commitments made to secure the ceasefire.

A man rides his motorbike past a billboard installed alongside a road as Pakistan prepares to host the US and Iran for peace talks, in Islamabad, Pakistan, April 10, 2026.

IRGC commander, Iranian FM Araghchi clash over negotiating team before US-Iran talks - report

The sources shared that IRGC Commander-in-Chief Ahmad Vahidi is attempting to curb the authority of Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.

(L to R) Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iranian Interior Minister Ahmad Vahidi, ran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi

Israel offered to check itself in Lebanon strikes to promote Iran ceasefire, VP Vance claims

Vance added that Israel's actions were not because Lebanon was included in the ceasefire. "The Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon and it just didn't," he clarified.

US VICE President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington, DC, after the White House announced he would be leading the US delegation in upcoming peace talks with Iran, from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 202

'Talks were almost dead': Pakistan's last-ditch effort to secure Iran war truce

Pakistan's effort involved direct contact with top officials on all sides, with a Pakistani source saying the hardest part of the process was convincing Iran to accept a truce without preconditions.

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (R) speaks with Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam (L),

Five things to watch amid the ceasefire with Iran

The upcoming issues include Lebanon, Iraq, JD Vance, domestic political fallout, and the details of Iran's 10-point plan.

U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth (L) looks to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine as he speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on April 08, 2026 in Arlington, Virginia.

Trump says Iran’s ‘whole civilization’ will die tonight as Iran stops direct talks with US

Later on Tuesday, Iran officially cut off all direct communications with the US over Trump's threat. It is currently unclear if the nations will resume direct talks before the 8 p.m. EST deadline.

US President Donald Trump speaks about the conflict in Iran in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House on April 6, 2026, in Washington, DC.

Gaps in US-Iran negotiation too wide to close by Trump's Tuesday deadline, officials say - report

Trump has threatened to escalate strikes against Iran's power plants and bridges if a deal, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz, is not reached by 8 p.m. on Tuesday.

US President Donald Trump, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine leave following a press conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, April 6, 2026.

Can Netanyahu win the war without a plan? - opinion

There is a growing contradiction between what Netanyahu advocates as the basic premises for success in all the arenas of military confrontation and what he feels he must do to remain in power.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visit at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem, February 26, 2026.

'JD or Marco?’: Iran war raises 2028 stakes as Trump weighs Vance vs. Rubio

The pair, widely viewed as potential successors to Trump, have been thrust into still-developing negotiations to end the war at a moment when the Republican Party is already weighing its future.

US President Donald Trump (C), Vice President JD Vance (L) and Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) pictured in the White House, November 6, 2025; illustrative.

Iran war reshapes diplomacy as old dealmakers are sidelined - who replaces them?

NATIONAL AFFAIRS: The month-long war now under way has done more than degrade Iran’s air defenses and cripple parts of its military-industrial complex - it has upended the diplomatic cast.

IRAN’S NEW cast: Former Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei sits between parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (left) and judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei during a mourning ceremony in Tehran. If diplomacy resumes, Ghalibaf could play a prominent role.