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Iran says it is preparing 'new cards on the battlefield' as ceasefire end approaches 96%
4/21/2026, 11:47:53 AM
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Iran says that it is preparing new cards on the battlefield if fighting with the US resumes.
The war of words between the US and Iran is intensifying, but negotiations to end the war are still in the balance.
The ceasefire expires tomorrow and yet neither side has yet arrived in Pakistan for delayed peace talks.
Marcus Moore is in Islamabad.
>> James Islamabad center stage with so much at stake.
Pakistan making every effort to bring both sides together to secure a deal in Iran.
In fact, the army chief from Pakistan spent three days in Iran talking to officials there trying to work out a path back to the negotiating table.
And here in Islamabad, much of the city is on lockdown.
We went through a number of security checkpoints.
Streets are blocked and stores closed as world leaders converge on the city for more talks on ending this war.
The US blockade of Iranian ports has cut off oil deliveries to China.
So now, President Xi Jinping has made a direct call for the straight of Hormuz to fully reopen.
President Trump insists that the blockade will remain in place until there's a deal with Iran.
He said this in a radio interview Monday night.
>> They're going to negotiate and if they don't, they're going to see problems like they've never seen before and they're going to negotiate and hopefully they'll make a fair deal.
>> Mary Bruce has more from the White House.
>> James, these talks are still very much up in the air.
Vice President JD Vance is expected to travel to Pakistan later today for another round of negotiations, but Iran still hasn't agreed publicly to participate.
They are furious after American Marines seized that Iranian cargo ship this weekend in the straight of Hormuz.
But President Trump says it's quote highly unlikely that he'll agree to extend the ceasefire when it expires Wednesday night.
Warning, quote, then lots of bombs start going off.
Those threats are not sitting well with the Iranians who certainly don't sound ready to talk.
The speaker of their parliament saying, quote, "We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats.
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