US-Iran Peace Talks Stall as Conflict Nears Two-Month Mark (3)

April 26, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC

Efforts to resume peace talks over the Iran war stalled after US President Donald Trump canceled a planned trip by his top envoys and the Islamic Republic said it won’t negotiate so long as it’s being threatened.

Trump on Saturday told Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff to skip the trip to Pakistan, which is mediating talks, and later told reporters that Iran “offered a lot, but not enough.” Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said his nation won’t enter “imposed negotiations under threats or blockade.”

While a ceasefire has mostly held since early April, both countries are maintaining a blockade on ...

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