Vance Iran Peace Talks End in Failure After 21 Hours of High-Stakes Negotiations
Vice President's historic diplomatic mission collapses over uranium stockpiles and Strait of Hormuz reopening, leaving Trump administration with limited options.
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Vice President's historic diplomatic mission collapses over uranium stockpiles and Strait of Hormuz reopening, leaving Trump administration with limited options.
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Iranian officials say they will only reopen the critical shipping lane after a final peace deal is reached, while the U.S. demanded immediate action.

The USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy crossed the Strait for the first time since the U.S.-Israel war on Iran began, as CENTCOM vowed to reopen one of the world's most critical oil chokepoints.
The highest-level US-Iran face-to-face meeting since 1979 ended without a deal, with Vance saying Iran refused to commit to abandoning its nuclear weapons ambitions.

The four-person crew made an emotional reunion with families in Houston following their successful lunar flyby, the first crewed mission to the Moon since Apollo 17.
WatchVP JD Vance led the American delegation as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi sat across the table in Pakistan, opening what negotiators called the highest-stakes diplomatic encounter in nearly half a century.

The lost naval mines are preventing Iran from quickly complying with President Trump's demand to allow more ships through the critical waterway.

American officials say Beijing may have shipped missiles to Iran and is allowing companies to sell military supplies to Tehran as conflict escalates.
The president posted escalatory threats on Truth Social as his vice president opened the first direct US-Iran peace talks, creating a split-screen diplomatic moment that puzzled allies and alarmed former envoys.
WatchTwo American guided-missile destroyers navigated the critical oil chokepoint Saturday in the war's most significant maritime development since the conflict began, as VP Vance simultaneously met with Iranian officials in Islamabad.

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WatchVice President JD Vance arrived in Pakistan Saturday heading the first direct American-Iranian negotiations since Operation Epic Fury began, with the Strait of Hormuz still nearly closed and global oil markets on edge.

A mission that took four astronauts farther than any human has ever traveled in the history of mankind has made people feel a little trippy.

The vast scale of destruction wrought by U.S. and Israeli bombardment will make sanctions relief all the more vital to Iran's government as it tries to negotiate a peace agreement.
Consumer Price Index surged 0.9% in March, the biggest monthly increase since the peak of post-pandemic inflation crisis.

Images reveal the devastating human cost as Lebanon faces its largest displacement crisis since the 2006 war.

Facebook's parent company added $21 billion to an existing $14.2 billion CoreWeave contract on the day of the US-Iran ceasefire, sending Nvidia shares up 4% and signaling the AI spending cycle is intact despite geopolitical turbulence.

Wall Street staged its biggest single-day rally in months after Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, turning the Dow positive for the year as TSMC earnings and Meta's $35 billion AI deal reinforced investor confidence.
WatchNetanyahu declared the truce "does not include Lebanon" and unleashed the largest coordinated air campaign since March, killing 254 people in a single day as Vice President Vance flew to Islamabad for nuclear talks with Tehran.

Tehran continues restricting vital shipping traffic through the strategic waterway, forcing nations into deals that could strain relations with Washington.

Higher energy costs and volatile stock markets are dampening the spending that drives 70% of the U.S. economy.

The Consumer Price Index rose 0.3% for the month and 2.8% year-over-year, with core inflation running at 3.1% — the 22nd straight month above the Fed's 2% target.
Commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen returned safely to Earth on Friday evening, completing the first crewed lunar orbit in more than 50 years.

Tehran's theocratic rulers view survival of U.S.-Israeli assault as victory, though internal challenges may be brewing for the regime.
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After a successful flight around the moon, astronauts will rely on a flawed heat shield to protect them during atmospheric reentry.
Britain, France and the European Union condemned Israel's strikes targeting Hezbollah, saying these threatened the fragile truce between the U.S. and Iran.
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Vice President JD Vance will lead U.S. delegation in critical weekend talks as limited truce agreement faces mounting pressure from multiple fronts.