Apr. 21 at 6:13 PM
Day 51
VP Vance’s diplomatic trip to Islamabad has been put on hold after Tehran failed to respond to American negotiating positions
Iran signalled in private yesterday that it is coming. Today it said its not coming until US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is lifted
President Trump says he is “ready to go” back to war with Iran if no deal is reached by the end of the ceasefire tomorrow
Pakistan retired army general: Negotiators made significant progress in earlier Iran-US talks, however, public messaging amplified by social media has complicated diplomatic efforts
“The main challenge remains the trust deficit"
Pakistani officials are maintaining communication channels with both the US & Iran while coordinating closely w/ regional actors, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkiye, Egypt, & China
Russia Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov: Russia sees “threats and pledges” in the US-Iran talks but no facts
“And we see Iran’s position, which quite rightly argues that they have already found themselves trapped by false promises, including that very JCPOA. If the current efforts of the Iranian and American negotiators, which we support, result in something like the 2015 agreement, I think it would be a great success"
US CentCom claims it has forced 28 vessels attempting to enter or exit Iranian ports to “turn around or return to port” since the start of the US’s naval blockade
Kpler: 7 vessel crossing yesterday
$USO $LNG $XOM $PBR $BP