\u201cWe\u2019re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don\u2019t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n
\u201cNO MORE MR. NICE GUY! They\u2019ll come down fast, they\u2019ll come down easy and, if they don\u2019t take the DEAL<\/a>, it will be my Honor to do what has to be done, which should have been done to Iran, by other Presidents, for the last 47 years.\u201d<\/p>\n It was unclear whether Iran was sending its own delegation, after their top negotiator said both sides remained far apart on key issues and hit out at the US over its continued blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. There has been no official confirmation of talks, even as Islamabad stepped up security.<\/p>\n Trump also claimed that Iran had targeted British and French ships in the Strait on Saturday, which he said was a \u201ctotal violation of our ceasefire agreement\u201d.<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump optimistic about peace deal despite Iranian ‘violation’ of ceasefire<\/p>\n President Trump tells ABC\u2019s<\/a> Jonathan Karl that Iran has committed a \u201cserious violation\u201d of the ceasefire – but he remains optimistic that he can get a peace deal.<\/p>\n \u201cIt will happen. One way or another. The nice way or the hard way. It\u2019s going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n James Reynolds19 April 2026 13:07<\/p>\n <\/a>India summons Iranian ambassador over attacks on Hormuz traffic<\/p>\n India summoned Iran\u2019s ambassador after two Indian-flagged vessels were fired upon, allegedly by the Iranian navy while attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n India\u2019s foreign ministry summoned Mohammad Fathali after the incident on Saturday. Foreign secretary Vikram Misri conveyed the government\u2019s \u201cdeep concern\u201d over the shooting involving two merchant ships bound for India.<\/p>\n Misri stressed the importance India places on the safety of commercial shipping and seafarers, noting that Iran had previously enabled the safe passage of several India-bound vessels.<\/p>\n James Reynolds19 April 2026 13:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Recap: Trump believed coming across as \u2018unstable and insulting\u2019 in controversial posts could \u2018bring the Iranians to the table,\u2019 report says<\/p>\n President Trump<\/a> reportedly adopted a strategy of intentionally acting unstable and insulting towards Iran, in the hopes that it would push the U.S. adversary to negotiate an end to the war.<\/p>\n The unorthodox tactics were reportedly behind a string of controversial posts the president made this month about the vital Strait of Hormuz, administration officials told The Wall Street Journal.<\/a><\/p>\n In one post, on April 5, the president ordered Iran <\/a>to \u201copen the F***in\u2019 Strait, you crazy b*******, or you\u2019ll be living in Hell,\u201d and ended the post with \u201cPraise be to Allah.\u201d<\/p>\n Read the full report on Trump\u2019s unusual approach to diplomacy:<\/p>\n James Reynolds19 April 2026 13:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Ceasefire extension needed with snags holding up peace deal, says Turkey<\/p>\n Turkey\u2019s foreign minister Hakan Fidan agrees with Ghalibaf\u2019s assessment: talks to end the war are almost there, with a couple of disagreements obstructing a deal.<\/p>\n On the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, he tells reporters that a ceasefire extension will be needed to see a deal over the line.<\/p>\n Fidan says both sides still have the will to continue talks.<\/p>\n James Reynolds19 April 2026 12:27<\/p>\n <\/a>Trump negotiators risk rushing an Iran deal that only creates more problems, diplomats warn<\/p>\n European allies fear an inexperienced US negotiating team is pushing for a swift, headline\u2011grabbing deal with Iran that will worsen, rather than resolve, clashes with the regime.<\/p>\n Diplomats with past experience of dealing with Tehran told Reuters that they believe negotiators are eager to claim a diplomatic victory for Donald Trump, and could end up agreeing to a superficial deal that only makes matters worse later on.<\/p>\n \u201cThe concern isn\u2019t that there won\u2019t be an agreement,\u201d said one of eight senior European diplomats. \u201cIt’s that there will be a bad initial agreement that creates endless downstream problems.\u201d<\/p>\n Diplomats from France, Britain and Germany, which began negotiating with Iran in 2003, say they have been sidelined in the talks.<\/p>\n The diplomats said the nuclear issue remained by far the most contentious.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Americans think you agree on three or four points in a five\u2011page document and that’s it, but on the nuclear file, every clause opens the door to a dozen more disputes,\u201d a second European diplomat said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhatever happens now is only a starting point,\u201d said a Western diplomat previously involved in nuclear talks. \u201cThat\u2019s why the 2015 JCPOA ran to 160 pages.\u201d<\/p>\n James Reynolds19 April 2026 12:14<\/p>\n <\/a>Iran turns back another two tankers<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s armed forces turned back another two tankers trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday after issuing warnings, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported.<\/p>\n The vessels, sailing under the flags of Botswana and Angola, were forced to change course after what the report described as \u201cunauthorised transit\u201d through the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n James Reynolds19 April 2026 12:08<\/p>\n <\/a>Just 15% of Americans believe Trump has achieved his war goals<\/p>\n Just 15% of Americans believe Trump has achieved his war goals, according to a new poll by Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n The humbling poll of 2,035 US adults online found as many as two in five believe the president will either never achieve his goals in Iran – or does not have explicit goals to begin with.<\/p>\n 41 per cent believe the administration has no plan to resolve the conflict, reflecting very little change from last month.<\/p>\n Nearly a third of Trump\u2019s own voters from 2024 believe he is spending too much time on international issues over domestic affairs, the poll found.<\/p>\n James Reynolds19 April 2026 12:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Watch: Iranian general threatens to shut down global oil supply claiming ‘upper hand’ on TrumpIranian general threatens to shut down global oil supply claiming ‘upper hand’ on Trump<\/p>\n James Reynolds19 April 2026 11:42<\/p>\n![\"JD](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2026-04-14T015708Z_1721139175_RC2ENKAD8O1N_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-DIPLOMACY.jpg\")
JD Vance, with envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, speaks during a press conference on 12 April (Reuters)<\/p>\n
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Donald Trump, 16 April (AFP\/Getty)<\/p>\n