US Negotiators Head Back to Islamabad, but the

President Trump announced Sunday that U.S. negotiators will arrive in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Monday evening to continue the peace talks that broke down last weekend (see New: Peace Talks With Iranian Regime Have Failed, Vance Gives Details From Islamabad – RedState). The announcement follows a extremely uncommon Saturday morning assembly in the White House state of affairs room; see Trump Convenes Rare Saturday Situation Room Meeting As Uncertainty Swirls About Iran Negotiations – RedState. This new spherical was announced in an atmosphere less doubtless to produce optimistic outcomes than the earlier spherical. 

Since the last talks, Iran has walked back or violated every factor that was seemingly agreed to; see Iranian Navy Fires On Two Vessels in Strait of Hormuz, Demonstrating That Waterway Is Not Open – RedState. Additionally, President Trump has imposed an ultimatum: either produce a deal by Wednesday or the struggle begins; see Trump: I Will End Ceasefire Wednesday Unless Deal Done — but Xi’s ‘Very Happy’ As Hormuz Reopens – RedState. His ultimatum turned more emphatic on Sunday.

Iran determined to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement! Many of them had been aimed at a French Ship, and a Freighter from the United Kingdom. That wasn’t good, was it? My Representatives are going to Islamabad, Pakistan — They can be there tomorrow night, for Negotiations. Iran lately announced that they had been closing the Strait, which is unusual, because our BLOCKADE has already closed it. They’re serving to us without realizing, and they’re the ones that lose with the closed passage, $500 Million Dollars a day! The United States loses nothing. In fact, many Ships are headed, proper now, to the U.S., Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska, to load up, compliments of the IRGC, always wanting to be “the tough guy!” We’re offering a very reasonable and cheap DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States goes to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY! They’ll come down fast, they’ll come down simple and, if they don’t take the DEAL, will probably be my Honor to do what has to be performed, which ought to have been performed to Iran, by other Presidents, for the last 47 years. IT’S TIME FOR THE IRAN KILLING MACHINE TO END! President DONALD J. TRUMP

The lead negotiators will embrace Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who had been also at the last assembly. It is unclear if Vice President Vance will lead the crew. 

President Trump just told me Vance won’t be going to Islamabad. He said the issue is security — the Secret Service couldn’t do it on 24 hours discover.

“It’s only because of security,” he told me. “JD’s great.” https://t.co/geDNJhN8p1

— Jonathan Karl (@jonkarl) April 19, 2026

In addition to the usually hostile ambiance, any talks can be hampered by our counterparty’s incapacity truly to make a deal it could actually perform. As we noticed this week, the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps refuses to take a back seat to the “elected” management; see Here’s More Evidence the Iranian Regime Is Fracturing and in Trouble as Trump Holds Its Feet to the Fire – RedState.

My guess is that if the talks are professional forma and a prelude to resuming the struggle, then Vance stays home so that he’s not related with the failure. If prospects are good, then he goes as somebody who can close the deal on behalf of the administration; see Only Vance Can Go to Pakistan – RedState.

What is unclear is whether or not the Iranians will take part.

Iran won’t ship a negotiating crew to Islamabad while the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports continues and no negotiations will happen, the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News experiences. Meanwhile, the exchange of messages between the sides is ongoing.

— Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران (@ariel_oseran) April 19, 2026

Iran won’t ship a negotiating crew to Islamabad while the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports continues and no negotiations will happen, the IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News experiences. Meanwhile, the exchange of messages between the sides is ongoing.

Trump ending the blockade while Iran pointedly retains control of the Strait of Hormuz could be a major loss of face for the U.S. and would fly in the face of President Trump’s assertion that the struggle is being introduced to a profitable conclusion.

On the complete, the odds are a lot higher that the struggle resumes Wednesday evening/Thursday morning than an settlement might be reached that is appropriate to and politically survivable by both sides.

For many years, former presidents have been all discuss and no motion. Now, Donald Trump is eliminating the menace from Iran once and for all.

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