US Waits on Iran to Confirm Talks as Ceasefire Winds Down (1)

The US is waiting on whether Iran will take part in a second round of talks before a ceasefire expires on Wednesday, with the sides deadlocked on how to end a war that’s engulfed the Middle East and triggered a growing energy crisis.

US President Donald Trump said his vice president, JD Vance, is ready to leave for negotiations in Pakistan, but threatened to resume the country’s military operation if Iran doesn’t make a deal.

For its part, Tehran has yet to confirm its attendance in Islamabad. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who led Iran’s delegation during the ...