US President Donald Trump calls off a planned trip to Pakistan by his envoys, in the latest setback to efforts to end the war with Iran.Prospects for a diplomatic breakthrough in the US-Israeli war with Iran appear to have dimmed, with negotiations to end the two-month conflict stalled as both Tehran and Washington show little sign of easing their positions.US President Donald Trump cancelled a planned visit to Islamabad by his envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, dealing blows to peace prospects, while Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, left Pakistan at the weekend. There, he presented mediators with a potential framework for ending the conflict.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US sanctions China’s ‘teapot’ refinery for buying Iranian oillist 2 of 3Iran’s Infowar: Lego, AI and ever tightening controllist 3 of 3Flights resume at Tehran airport as US-Iran ceasefire holdsend of listThe US president has said that Washington has received a new peace proposal from Tehran, but it has already been rejected.The conflict has already pushed energy prices to multi-year highs, stoked inflation and darkened global growth prospects.Here is what we know on day 58 of the conflict:In Iran Araghchi left for Oman, saying he would return to Pakistan again on Sunday before heading to Russia, Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency reported. According to a statement posted on X by US Central Command (CENTCOM), US forces intercepted a sanctioned ship linked to Iran’s so-called “shadow fleet”. The ship, identified as the Sevan, was part of a 19-vessel “shadow fleet” transporting Iranian oil and gas products to foreign markets, the US military said. Iran executed a man convicted of being a member of the armed group Jaish al-Adl and carrying out attacks on Iranian security forces, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported. War diplomacy Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian told Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif by phone that Tehran would not enter “imposed negotiations” under threats or blockade, an Iranian government statement said. Pezeshkian said the United States should first remove “operational obstacles”, including its blockade on Iranian ports, before negotiators can lay any groundwork to resolve the conflict. Iran’s IRNA news agency is reporting that Araghchi and his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty, “discussed and exchanged views on issues related to diplomacy and ceasefire, as well as the latest regional developments”. Araghchi also had a call with Turkiye’s Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, but the agency did not provide further details.
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Iran war: What’s happening on day 58 as Tehran-Washington talks stall?
On day 58 of the conflict between the United States and
Al Jazeera StaffAl JazeeraFiled 2026-04-26 · 06:29 GMTLean · CenterRead · 2 min

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Tehran will not enter 'imposed negotiations' under threats or blockade and the US must first remove operational obstacles.
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Iran executed a man convicted of being a member of the armed group Jaish al-Adl and carrying out attacks on security forces.
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US forces intercepted a sanctioned ship named the Sevan, part of a 19-vessel 'shadow fleet' transporting Iranian oil and gas.
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US President Donald Trump cancelled a planned visit to Islamabad by envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
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The conflict has pushed energy prices to multi-year highs, stoked inflation and darkened global growth prospects.
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