Collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Trump to impose a blockade on Iranian ports – key US politics stories from 14 April at a glance

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President Trump said​ he has agreed to a "double sided CEASEFIRE" with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Iran to either cut a deal with the U.S. or face massive strikes on its power plants.

Less than three hours before President Donald Trump’s 8 p.m. deadline for Iran to make a deal or face his apocalyptic warning of death and destruction, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy warned that any military ships approaching the Strait of Hormuz would violate the ceasefire with the U.S. and Israel, just hours after President Donald Trump announced the U.

On Sunday, Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi urged extending a ceasefire and continuing negotiations after meeting JD Vance, while Pope Leo XIV condemned war and called for peace through dialogue.

An anti-Trump media outlet alleged an ally of the U.S. president's administration was illegally trading on insider information.

With peace talks at an impasse between the United States and Iran, consumers shouldn't expect gas prices to go down anytime soon.