Sign in Subscribe

steve witkoff

Talks with Iran to resume

(The Center Square) – Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will head back to Pakistan over the weekend to resume talks, as Vice President JD Vance remains on standby. The group was scheduled to fly to Pakistan earlier in the week, when the trip was called off after

War in the Middle East: latest developments

War in the Middle East: latest developments

The latest developments in the Middle East war: - Hezbollah fires on Israel - Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah fired about 30 rockets into northern Israel early Wednesday, the Israeli military said, just hours after the start of Lebanese-Israeli talks in Washington. Hezbollah said Tuesday that it had targeted 13 northern

Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz

Trump orders US naval blockade of Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump on Sunday ordered a US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz in the wake of failed peace talks with Iran -- a significant escalation that would test an already fragile ceasefire. In lengthy social media posts and an interview on Fox News, Trump acknowledged that the marathon

Vance says talks failed to reach deal with Iran on ending Mideast war

Vance says talks failed to reach deal with Iran on ending Mideast war

Iran and the United States failed to reach an agreement to end the war in the Middle East, US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday after marathon talks in Islamabad, adding that he was leaving after giving Tehran the "final and best offer". Vance said Washington was seeking

Vance in Islamabad for Iran talks overshadowed by mutual mistrust

Vance in Islamabad for Iran talks overshadowed by mutual mistrust

US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Islamabad on Saturday for talks with Iran that the Pakistani premier hosting the warring sides called a "make or break" effort to permanently halt weeks of fighting in the Middle East. An Iranian delegation led by parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Five things to know about the planned Iran-US talks in Islamabad

Five things to know about the planned Iran-US talks in Islamabad

Pakistan is due to host talks between Iran and the United States in a bid to turn a fragile two-week ceasefire into a lasting end to a war that has roiled global energy markets. Here are five things to know about the Islamabad talks: - The war behind the talks

'High risk': US VP Vance tasked by Trump to lead Iran talks

'High risk': US VP Vance tasked by Trump to lead Iran talks

It was a war JD Vance never wanted. Now the US vice president has been tasked with ending it. Vance heads to Pakistan this week with orders from President Donald Trump to turn the shaky Iran ceasefire into a lasting peace deal. For the 41-year-old Vance, who has