Tuesday, April 14, 2026

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The New York Post reported that Donald Trump, the US President, said the next round of negotiations with Iran may resume in Pakistan within the next two days. The newspaper wrote that shortly after one of our reporters spoke with Donald Trump today about the prospects for future talks between America and Iran, the President called back with an update: "You'd really better stay there [in Pakistan] because something might happen in the next two days. We're more inclined to go there." He added: "It's more likely, you know why? Because General [Asim Munir] is doing his job well." Asim Munir, Pakistan's army commander, alongside Shehbaz Sharif, the Prime Minister, were the two hosts and mediators of the Iran-US negotiations in Islamabad that were held on Saturday. IRNA news agency said an hour ago that Tehran has not yet made an official decision regarding these negotiations. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The US President on Tuesday, April 14th, sharply criticized Giorgia Meloni, Italy's Prime Minister and one of his key European allies, saying she lacks "courage" in joining the war with Iran. Donald Trump told the Italian newspaper "Corriere della Sera": "I was shocked by her. I thought she was brave, but I was wrong." This interview was published one day after Meloni called Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV "unacceptable," following the global Catholic leader's repeated calls for ending the war in the Middle East. Trump told the newspaper that it's actually Meloni who is "unacceptable" and claimed she doesn't care if Iran acquires nuclear weapons. The US President also said Meloni doesn't want Italy involved in the war that began with Israeli and American attacks on Iran, even though much of the country's oil comes from that very region. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, that a naval blockade operation of Iranian ports is underway with extensive participation of this country's military forces, and in the first 24 hours, no ship has managed to pass through this blockade. According to CENTCOM's statement, more than 10,000 U.S. Navy, Marine, and Air Force personnel along with more than 12 warships and dozens of aircraft are participating in this operation. During this time, 6 commercial ships have also changed their course under orders from American forces and returned toward Iranian ports in the Sea of Oman. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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Trump's post, machine translation: Europe desperately needs energy, yet Britain refrains from exploiting North Sea oil — one of the world's largest oil fields. It's a tragedy!!! Aberdeen should be booming. Norway sells its North Sea oil to Britain at double the price and makes enormous wealth from it. Britain, which has an even better position than Norway in terms of North Sea energy access, should drill, drill, drill!!! Their failure to do so is completely insane... and enough with these wind turbines! realDonaldTrump 📡 @VahidOnline

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Reuters news agency reported on Tuesday, April 14th, citing five sources that US and Iranian negotiating teams may meet again later this week in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital. This news comes just days after talks between the two countries ended without results in Pakistan's capital, and one source involved in the negotiations told Reuters that no date has been set yet for new talks. Two informed Pakistani sources told Reuters that Islamabad is in contact with both sides regarding a possible meeting, and their meeting will likely take place in the final days of the week. Reuters also reported, citing a high-ranking Iranian source, that "no definitive date has been set, but the delegations have kept the end of this week free in their schedules." Pakistan's Foreign Ministry, military, and Prime Minister's office, as well as the White House, did not respond to Reuters' request for comment on this matter. However, Reuters reported citing a high-ranking Pakistani government official that the Iranian side has responded positively to Islamabad's request and announced readiness for a second round of negotiations. @VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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As economic pressures mount in Iran and warnings emerge about negative economic growth, Fatemeh Mohajerani, spokesperson for the Pezeshkian government, announced a preliminary estimate of $270 billion in damages from the war with America, but said this figure is not final. In an interview with a Russian media outlet, Mohajerani claimed that receiving reparations is one of the issues being pursued in negotiations with America. This damage assessment comes as statistics from the Monetary and Banking Research Institute show that economic growth has been declining from May of last year through January and has reached near zero. Eco Iran, referring to these conditions, wrote that this downward trend has occurred while the impact of January protests and the war with America and Israel has not yet shown itself in the indicators, and to determine the true depth of the crisis, we must wait for the statistics from February and March 2025 and April 2026. Before the war, Masoud Pezeshkian had said that achieving 8% growth would require more than $100 billion in foreign investment and $150 billion in domestic investment. @ VahidHeadline 📡 @VahidOnline

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JD Vance, the U.S. Vice President, in an interview with Fox News regarding his negotiations with the Islamic Republic delegation in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital, said Washington has clearly outlined for the Islamic Republic what they need to do, and now the ball is in their court. He said: "I'm not saying things went badly; I think some things went well too. We made a lot of progress, but we also clearly established—and I think this was part of the progress we achieved—what conditions the United States can show flexibility under." Vance added: "I think this was the first time you saw the Iranian government and the U.S. government meet at such a high level, perhaps in the history of Iran's current leadership. So I see this as a positive point, and again, we made progress in the negotiations. The big question going forward is whether the Iranians will have sufficient flexibility and whether they will accept the critical matters we need to get things done." He said Monday in his interview with Fox News: "What the U.S. President has said is that first, Iran can never have nuclear weapons. So all our red lines stem from this fundamental principle; because it's one thing for Iranians to say they will never pursue nuclear weapons themselves. They're willing to say this and that's good. But naturally you have to verify these things." Trump's deputy added: "There are two specific matters that the President has said we have no flexibility on. We must reach a conclusion that the President has spoken about regarding the first matter, which is the nuclear program. What some call the 'dust,' meaning the enriched uranium that the Iranians currently possess; we've said we want those materials removed from Iran and we want to take ownership of them now. Why does this matter? Because they currently have access to those materials. Those materials are actually buried underground as a result of 'Operation Midnight Hammer,' but if you think long-term, the President doesn't want the next president or the president after that to worry about this program; so we want to completely remove those materials from Iran so the United States has control over them. That was the first matter." Vance said: "The second matter again comes back to the issue of verification. It's one thing for Iranians to say they won't have nuclear weapons, but for us to create a mechanism to ensure this doesn't happen is another discussion. Part of that, naturally, is ensuring they don't have uranium enrichment capability; the same path through which they previously came very close to nuclear weapons. So these are really the two matters where, to be honest, I think the Iranians made some progress. They moved toward our position, which is why I think we can say we had good signs, but they didn't come far enough. So what we decided is that, you know, given that we don't think this current team can reach an agreement in this current timeframe, let them return to Tehran, we'll return to Washington, and now this is where we stand today." JD Vance emphasized in the continuation of this interview that the ball is currently in the Islamic Republic's court. He said: "We've specified where we're willing to be tolerant and we've also clearly stated that nuclear materials must be removed from Iran." Vance added: "The interesting thing about this matter is that in the process of conducting these negotiations, I think we gained an understanding of how Iranians negotiate. And this is ultimately why we left Pakistan, because what we realized was that they weren't able—I think the team that was there wasn't able to finalize an agreement. They had to return to Tehran to get approval from either the leader or elsewhere for the conditions we had set." He said: "So again, whether we'll have more talks or ultimately reach an agreement depends on them. I really think the ball is in Iran's court; because we put a lot of things on the table and declared our red lines very transparently." He continued: We need to see the complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. And honestly, this is one of the matters where the Iranians tried to change the rules in their favor during the negotiations. We made it completely clear to them that such a thing is unacceptable. @ VahidOOnLine 📡 @VahidOnline