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JOINT BASE ANDREWS — US President Donald Trump vowed Friday to have the Strait of Hormuz open "with or without" Iran's cooperation, and said his top priority in peace talks was to ensure Tehran can't have a nuclear weapon.
If and when a photograph is taken of US Vice President JD Vance standing next to Iran's Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf in Islamabad this weekend, it will make history.
WASHINGTON, April 10 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States will have the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial oil shipping route, "open fairly soon," while stressing that his "number one" goal in upcoming negotiations with Iran is to ensure that Tehran has "no nuclear weapon."
Since the outbreak of war in Iran, the world has been gripped by another energy crisis and economic analysts expect the UK to be particularly badly affected.
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Ranking Member Rep. Eliot Engel before a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, Tuesday, July 28, 2015, on the Obama administration’s case for the Iran Nuclear Agreement. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
There has been a heightened security presence in Islamabad ahead of the talks between the US and Iran. Source: Getty / Rebecca Conway
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said that Iran is ready for a ceasefire deal if the United States is looking for a genuine agreement and will grant Iran its rights, Iranian state media reports.
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An Iranian marine pilot boards a Greek-owned tanker destined for Japan with Kuwaiti crude oil. The vessel’s captain has already received a clearance code over VHF radio to enter Iran’s territorial waters. The day before, the vessel’s charterer made a six-figure payment in US dollars to a bank in Oman linked to the I…
A United States team led by Vice President JD Vance left for Islamabad on Friday for weekend talks with Iran, even as both sides accused each other of breaking commitments made to secure a temporary ceasefire.
An Iranian marine pilot boards a Greek-owned tanker destined for Japan with Kuwaiti crude oil. The vessel’s captain has already received a clearance code over VHF radio to enter Iran’s territorial waters. The day before, the vessel’s charterer made a six-figure payment in US dollars to a bank in Oman linked to the I…
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A woman plays volleyball at Pardisan Park in Tehran, Iran, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
All eyes remain fixated on the impending US-Iran talks in Islamabad, but big things are also happening Friday in Beijing, and they have direct impact on another potential global flashpoint: Taiwan.
When US Vice President JD Vance boarded his flight to Islamabad, Pakistan, on Friday morning in Washington, DC, he struck a relatively upbeat, more conciliatory tone than his boss, President Donald Trump, ahead of the high-stakes ceasefire talks with Iran.
As Melania Trump walked up to the White House podium on Thursday, standing where President Donald Trump had just over a week ago made his address to the nation on Iran, there was absolutely no indication that this would be a jaw-dropping appearance.
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Taxi drivers at Suvarnabhumi International Airport, the main arrivals point for Bangkok, await customers April 10. Sectors across the Thai economy from tourism to farming, street food sales and fishing face a hit from the shortage of oil triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. (Photo by Wissarut Weerasopon)
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When Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed under American and Israeli bombardment last month, a few dozen activists gathered in New York to mourn him.
In launching his attack on four conservative commentators who have been critical of the joint US-Israeli war against Iran, Donald Trump wrote that they were "stupid people" and that "nobody cares about them".
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There are still more questions than answers about the future of the conflict as the US and Iran prepare for ceasefire talks. Credit: Contributor/Getty Images
Vice-President J.D. Vance to lead negotiations in Islamabad as Tehran sets preconditions, Trump warns of military action if diplomacy fails
Vice-President J.D. Vance to lead negotiations in Islamabad as Tehran sets preconditions, Trump warns of military action if diplomacy fails
Stocks drifted mostly lower on Wall Street and oil prices slipped ahead of planned U.S.-Iran talks following a shaky ceasefire agreement.
The White House warned staffers not to use insider information to place bets on prediction markets as critics grow suspicious of lucrative trading activity around the Iran war.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran has "no cards" in upcoming talks with the United States -- apart from Tehran's effective stranglehold on the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping channel.
An Ethiopian Orthodox Christian worshipper takes part in prayers during Good Friday in Addis Ababa, Friday, April 10, 2026. (AP Photo)
In the 12th century, Maimonides wrote The Guide for the Perplexed to help educated readers reconcile belief with observance. Nearly 1,000 years later, we may need a new guide, not for theological confusion, but for something more immediate: informational confusion.
Israel's Ambassador to Australia has admitted his country was surprised by the scope of Iran's response to the Middle East war.
Israeli officials say the real test is whether military pressure and nuclear talks can produce a more durable outcome with Iran — and avoid another costly cycle of escalation.
The United States delegation has already departed for Saturday’s planned ceasefire negotiations on the US-Israel war with Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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El papa León XIV bendice a los fieles al inicio de su audiencia general semanal en la Plaza de San Pedro, en el Vaticano, el miércoles 8 de abril de 2026. (AP Foto/Gregorio Borgia)
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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke to his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif on Friday evening to express his support for “Pakistan’s sincere diplomatic efforts” to “facilitate the Iran-US ceasefire and advance dialogue”, according to a statement released on X by Sharif.
Tankers that want to pass through the Strait of Hormuz are being advised not to pay money to Iran to allow them through, after a ceasefire agreed on Tuesday failed to get traffic moving through the waterway again.
Extraordinary details have emerged about what went on inside the Situation Room as Benjamin Netanyahu pitched the war in Iran to Donald Trump. (Reuters: Ronen Zvulun)
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US Vice President JD Vance warned Tehran not to “play” in the lead-up to ceasefire talks beginning on Saturday after President Donald Trump threatened retaliation if talks do not go to plan.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has announced that ceasefire talks between the leadership of the US and Iran will commence tomorrow in Islamabad.
Pope Leo XIV blesses faithful as he starts his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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