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A man drives by Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s poster, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, on April 20, 2026.
| Photo Credit: Reuters
The United States expressed confidence that peace talks with Iran would go ahead in Pakistan and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining, but significant hurdles and uncertainty remained as the end of a ceasefire approached.
U.S. President Donald Trump wants an agreement that would prevent further oil price rises and stock markets shocks but has insisted Iran cannot have the means to develop a nuclear weapon. Tehran hopes to leverage its control of the Strait of Hormuz to strike a deal that averts a restart of the war, eases sanctions but does not impede its nuclear program.
Published – April 21, 2026 11:34 am IST
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U.S. positive on Iran deal but talks still uncertain as ceasefire end nears
