US-Iran Ceasefire Talks Collapse; Blockade Threat Looms
High-stakes negotiations in Islamabad to end the six-week conflict between the United States and Iran ended abruptly on Sunday without an agreement, leaving a fragile two-week ceasefire in doubt and prompting threats of a major naval escalation. U.S. officials stated the talks, which spanned 21 hours of intense diplomacy, collapsed primarily over Iran’s continued refusal…
