JD Vance

Lebanon-Israel ceasefire extended by 3 weeks after White House Oval Office meeting

Israel said on Apr 23 that it killed two armed individuals in southern Lebanon

An image depicting war damage on display in a park in Teheran on Apr 21.

Trump says he does not want to extend truce as ceasefire expiry nears

Meanwhile, the US military announces it has boarded a huge Iranian oil tanker at sea in international waters

Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner (left), special envoy Steve Witkoff (centre) and Vice-President JD Vance (right) at a news conference in Islamabad on Apr 12.

US-Iran peace talks end without agreement, delegations leave Pakistan

No change in Hormuz as long as US does not agree to a ‘reasonable deal’, Iran media quotes informed source as saying

US Vice-President JD Vance (left), Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (centre) and Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (right) seen on a television screen during US-Iran talks in Pakistan on Apr 11.

What now after US leaves peace talks with Iran without a deal?

The failure leaves the Trump administration facing several unpalatable options

Israel and the US have said the Lebanon campaign is not part of the Iran-US ceasefire while Teheran insists it is.

US, Iran teams in Pakistan for peace talks but doubts emerge over Lebanon, sanctions

Disruption to energy supplies has fed inflation and slowed the global economy

Security has been intensified in Islamabad on Apr 9 ahead of the visit of US and Iranian delegations.

What to know about the US-Iran ceasefire talks in Pakistan

Vice-President JD Vance will lead the US delegation, while the speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, will represent his country

First responders in Beirut search for missing people at a residential building hit by an Israeli air strike on Wednesday (Apr 8).

Trump says US military to stay around Iran; threatens action if Teheran fails to comply with deal

Peace talks with US would be ‘unreasonable’, says Teheran, following Israeli strikes on Lebanon

Sporadic fighting, however, continued throughout the region, including in Lebanon, where Israel continued its campaign against the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia.

JD Vance to lead Iran talks as Teheran says ceasefire violated

US President Donald Trump has said that reopening the strait was a condition for halting the fighting

Burnt-out vehicles at an impact site in Petah Tikva, Israel, on Apr 6, following a barrage of missiles launched from Iran.

US, Iran weigh peace plan as Trump’s ‘hell’ warning nears deadline

Proposal sees comprehensive agreement within 15-20 days, source says; regional violence continues, with high casualties and attacks on energy infrastructure

Vance will travel to the countries to “advance the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity,” a peace agreement he struck between the two countries in August.

Trump says US VP headed to Azerbaijan, Armenia next month

US VICE President JD Vance will travel to Azerbaijan and Armenia next month, President Donald Trump said on Friday (Jan 23), months after the two countries signed a peace agreement in Washington.