US-Iran Ceasefire Talks: 'Donald, if you have to shoot, shoot. Don't quack,' says Israeli lawmaker to Trump

Trump warned that his administration would impose a significant 50 percent tariff on Chinese goods entering the United States if Beijing is found to be providing military assistance to Tehran.

Donald Trump announced that the US would begin blocking all ships attempting to enter or leave the Strait of Hormuz, following the collapse of US-Iran peace talks in Islamabad. Trump’s announcement comes just hours after diplomatic discussions between the US and Iran ended without a resolution. Read the fulls story here. 

Hezbollah has said it carried out drone strikes targeting Israeli military positions in separate incidents. In a statement, the group claimed it hit a military vehicle carrying a command crew in the occupied West Bank town of Taybeh. In another attack, Hezbollah said it launched multiple drones at the Kiryat Shmona barracks in northern Israel. 

Iran’s chief negotiator to the Islamabad talks, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, has pointed the finger at the United States for the collapse of discussions aimed at reaching a deal. In a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter), Qalibaf stated that the Iranian delegation had presented "forward-looking initiatives" over the course of the 21-hour talks. However, he accused the US of failing to earn Iran's trust, a critical component for any agreement. "Now is the time for the US to decide whether it can gain our trust or not," 

Israeli media are reporting an incident in the Upper Galilee region, specifically in Metula, where shrapnel from an intercepted drone caused damage to a home. As of now, more details are expected to be released as the situation unfolds.

Criticising the US after the two sides failed to achieve a breakthrough in the talks in Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, Iranian state media said on Sunday that the negotiations failed due to the "unreasonable" demands by the Americans. It further said that the US should refrain from making "excessive demands and unlawful requests". Click here to read more.

Iran's state-run TV on Sunday said the delegation left Pakistan's capital after talks with the US failed to reach a deal, reports AP.

A year after signing its joint strategic defence pact with Saudi Arabia, Pakistan has send its first-ever military contingent of around 13,000 troops and 10 to 18 jets to the Kingdom, the Middle East nation has said. The contingent has deployed at the King Abdulaziz Air Base in the Eastern Sector of Saudi Arabia. Click here to read more.

The high-stakes talks between the United States (US) and Iran, which were being held in the Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, have failed, as the two sides have not accepted each other's demands, said American President JD Vance in an early morning media briefing on Sunday. According to Vance, the US was willing to cooperate with the Iranians and presented its "best offer", but it will never accept the Islamic Republic build a nuclear weapon. Click here to read more.

The Iran-US peace talks were conducted first indirectly through Pakistan and later through direct negotiations between the two sides. Pakistan remained involved at every stage of the process, with the talks beginning with separate meetings of the US and Iranian delegations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday. This was followed by an exchange of messages between the two sides through Pakistani interlocutors, reports PTI.

While the talks between Iran and the US Have failed in Pakistan, Israel has said it has struck a rocket launcher that was "positioned and ready to launch" towards in southern Lebanon, reports BBC. 

Speaking after the conclusion of three rounds of high-stakes ceasefire negotiations in Pakistan, US Vice President JD Vance described the discussions with the Iranian delegation as constructive, but acknowledged that no final agreement has been reached so far. Vance stated that while the talks were positive, several critical issues remain unresolved between the United States and Iran. Click here to read more.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has urged that the ceasefire in the Middle East should continue even though the talks between the US and Iran have failed.

"The priority now must be to continue the ceasefire and return to negotiations," Wong said in a statement, adding it was "disappointing that the Islamabad talks between the United States and Iran have ended without agreement".

Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has said that it is "imperative that the parties continue to uphold their commitment to ceasefire". "We hope that the two sides continue with positive spirit to achieve durable peace and prosperity for the entire region and beyond," he said, as reported by BBC. 

Iran's spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei has said that the Middle East nation will use all of its tools to secure its national interests. He further said Iran will never forget "the experiences of America's breaches of promise and malicious acts".

"Nothing can or should deter us from pursuing our great historical mission toward our beloved homeland and noble Iranian civilization. The Islamic Republic of Iran is determined to utilize all tools, including diplomacy, to secure national interests and protect the country's well-being," he said.

Iranian state broadcaster IRIB has said that the talks with the US in Islamabad, Pakistan, have failed due to the "Unreasonable" demands by the Americans. 

"The Iranian delegation negotiated continuously and intensively for 21 hours in order to protect the national interests of the Iranian people; despite various initiatives from the Iranian delegation, the unreasonable demands of the American side prevented the progress of the negotiations. Thus the negotiations ended," it said.

Here are some photos of US Vice President JD Vance leaving from Islamabad, Pakistan, after talks with Iran failed.

US Vice President JD Vance and his delegation leave from Pakistan after the talks failed.

Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, US Vice President JD Vance said that the two sides were not able to "make any headway", and the American delegation will soon leave Islamabad, Pakistan.

"We just could not get to a situation where the Iranians were willing to accept our terms. I think we were quite flexible, we were quite accommodating. The President told us - you need to come here in good faith and make your best efforts to get a deal," he said.

Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad, US Vice President JD Vance said US is now planning to leave Pakistan after failing to reach at a consensus with Iran over ceasefire. "We have been at it now for 21 hours... the bad news is that we have not reached an agreement," he said.

Speaking at a press conference in Pakistan's Islamabad, US Vice President JD Vance said that the core goal of the Americans is to halt the nuclear capabilities of Iran. He further said that Iran's nuclear programme has "been destroyed". 

"The simple fact is that we need to see an affirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon and they will not seek the tools that will enable them to quickly achieve a nuclear weapon," he said.

Speaking at a press conference in Pakistan's Islamabad, US Vice President JD Vance said that Washington "came in good faith" for the talks, but added that it was unfortunate that the two sides couldn't come to an agreement.

"We leave here with a very simple proposal, a method of understanding that this is our final and best offer. We'll see if Iran accepts it," he said.

Speaking at a media briefing, US Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that Iran has not agreed to the terms made by the Americans. "We just could not get to a situation where the Iranians would accept our terms," he said.

US Vice President JD Vance, who is leading the American delegation for talks with Iran in Pakistan, is addressing the media in Islamabad, Pakistan.

US Vice President JD Vance, who is leading the American delegation for talks with Iran in Pakistan, will address the media shortly, reports BBC. 

On the other hand, Iran has denied that two US Navy ships have transited through the Hormuz, and said that initiative over the passage of any vessel rests with the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran". Although it has said that civilian ships can pass the Hormuz by coordinating with its military.

While talks continue in Pakistan, US Navy has said that two of its ships have crossed the Strait Hormuz, which has become the flashpoint of the conflict in the Middle East. The navy also said that it will soon start clearing in the mines in the crucial waterway. 

The peace talks between the US and Iran are expected to continue on Sunday in Pakistan's capital of Islamabad. The talks on Saturday lasted for around 15 hours, but no breakthrough could be achieved, as the two sides are yet to resolve their differences.