By Steve Holland, Enas Alashray and Mubasher Bukhari WASHINGTON/CAIRO/ISLAMABAD, April 21 (Reuters) - The United States expressed confidence that peace talks with Iran would go ahead in Pakistan and a senior Iranian official said Tehran was considering joining,

Vice President JD Vance was set to return to Islamabad, the officials said, as the end of the U.S.-Iran cease-fire drew near. Iran has not said whether its negotiators will attend. Elian Peltier Tyler Pager Farnaz Fassihi and Erika Solomon Vice President ...

The U.S. attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship it said had tried to evade its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz, casting doubt on an already fragile ceasefire.

Pakistan is gearing up to host the second round of talks between the United States and Iran aimed at ending their war, but rising tensions in recent hours have cast uncertainty over Tehran’s participation,

Iranian officials have expressed openness to sending a delegation to Pakistan for further peace talks this week, though their travel plans remain unconfirmed.

Iran’s military warned it would retaliate after the US Navy fired on and seized an Iranian cargo ship, as US negotiators are expected in Pakistan for a second round of peace talks. Follow live updates.

With the April 22 ceasefire deadline approaching and regional uncertainty deepening, Islamabad finds itself squeezed between declining influence abroad and mounting pressure at home.