{"id":206074,"date":"2026-04-22T15:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/206074\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:11:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T15:11:08","slug":"trump-tells-the-post-news-of-fresh-peace-talks-possible-as-soon-as-friday-as-iran-scrambles-to-come-up-with-unified-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/206074\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump tells The Post news of fresh peace talks \u2018possible\u2019 as soon as Friday \u2014 as Iran scrambles to come up with \u2018unified\u2019 plan"},"content":{"rendered":"

ISLAMABAD \u2014 \u201cGood news\u201d about a second round of talks between the US and Iran may be coming as soon as Friday, President Trump<\/a> and Pakistani sources told The Post on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Sources in Islamabad touted positive mediation efforts with Tehran, renewing the possibility of more peace talks within the next \u201c36 to 72 hours.\u201d Asked about this possible breakthrough by The Post, Trump, in a text message, said: \u201cIt\u2019s possible! President DJT.\u201d<\/p>\n

The incremental update comes a day after the US president announced he would extend the current cease-fire with Iran <\/a>until its divided leadership can come up with \u201ca unified proposal.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Trump teased more potential talks. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Security personnel stand guard at a checkpoint near the Serena Hotel at the Red Zone area in Islamabad on April 21, 2026, amid heightened security measures ahead of US-Iran peace talks. AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI have \u2026 directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as their proposal is submitted, and discussions are concluded, one way or the other,\u201d he said in a post to Truth Social on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

In the hours since, Islamabad has continued working its diplomatic channels with Iran, and the time period was based on an assessment of that work, a Pakistani source said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ceasefire is holding despite heightened rhetoric, indicating positive intent on both sides,\u201d the source said. \u201cNo military escalation from either side.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPakistan remains the key mediator,\u201d the person added.<\/p>\n

Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy patrols the Arabian Sea during a maritime blockade on April 15, 2026.\u00a0 NAVCENT PUBLIC AFFAIRS\/US NAVY\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

But without a deal \u2014 or even talks \u2014 Trump continues to weigh more military options and has kept his blockade in the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Diplomacy hinges on Tehran getting its house in order, according to a strategic affairs analyst with insight into discussions inside Pakistan\u2019s foreign affairs and defense ministries.<\/p>\n

Cargo ships in the Gulf near the Strait of Hormuz on March 11, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n

\u201cAny peace talks at this point will be effectively conditional upon Iran providing a unified response,\u201d the analyst said. \u201cThe US stance is that no further negotiations will proceed until Tehran comes up with one, unified offer that represents the consensus of its leadership set-up.\u201d<\/p>\n

President Trump tells The Post that peace talks could be happening by Friday. MediaPunch \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n

The source continued: \u201cThat is why the current phase is effectively paused until Iran can consolidate its stance into a single negotiating position.\u201d<\/p>\n

That sticking point reflects deeper fractures inside Iran\u2019s governing structure, where decision-making power is spread across multiple competing centers between \u2014\u00a0\u00a0the elected government, the Guardian Council, the Supreme National Security structures, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.<\/p>\n

The USS Gerald R. Ford in Croatia. United States Navy<\/p>\n

For now, Pakistan\u2019s continues to push mediation and Islamabad is prepared for more high-level talks, viewing the delays as a setback rather than a\u00a0breakdown in diplomacy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe logic is that slowing down now to get a coherent Iranian position increases the chances that any eventual agreement will be durable,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0the analyst said.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ISLAMABAD \u2014 \u201cGood news\u201d about a second round of talks between the US and Iran may be coming…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206075,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[153,14670,9,11,10,62206,87,58],"class_list":{"0":"post-206074","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york","8":"tag-donald-trump","9":"tag-iran","10":"tag-new-york","11":"tag-new-york-headlines","12":"tag-new-york-news","13":"tag-operation-epic-fury","14":"tag-politics","15":"tag-us-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}