{"id":207732,"date":"2026-04-15T06:24:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:24:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-hints-at-second-round-of-talks-with-iran-as-temporary-ceasefire-ticks-down-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T06:24:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:24:24","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-president-hints-at-second-round-of-talks-with-iran-as-temporary-ceasefire-ticks-down-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-president-hints-at-second-round-of-talks-with-iran-as-temporary-ceasefire-ticks-down-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: president hints at second round of talks with Iran as temporary ceasefire ticks down &#8211; The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Trump to impose a blockade on Iranian ports \u2013 key US politics stories from 14 April at a glance<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a> has hinted that US-Iranian peace talks could resume in Islamabad over the next two days, and complimented the work of Pakistan\u2019s army chief as mediator.<br \/>The US president was speaking on Tuesday to a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/04\/13\/us-news\/trump-admin-live-updates-april-13-14-15-16-17-18-19\/#39081396\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">New York Post reporter<\/a> who had gone to Islamabad for the first round of ceasefire talks over the weekend. After an interview discussing prospects for negotiations, the reporter said the president had called her back \u201cwith an update\u201d.<br \/>\u201cYou should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two days, and we\u2019re more inclined to go there,\u201d Trump said. He added that Pakistan\u2019s army chief, Field Marshal Asim Munir, was doing a \u201cgreat job\u201d in arranging the talks.<br \/>Munir is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/dec\/03\/asim-munir-pakistan-army-chief\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">a powerful figure in Pakistan<\/a> and has good relations with Trump, who has called him his \u201cfavourite field marshal\u201d, and with Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards.<br \/>The collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Trump to impose a blockade on Iranian ports. The fragile two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran still has a week to run.<br \/>Trump\u2019s comments followed a wave of speculation about a new round of negotiations, after 21 hours of talks on the weekend. Those ended with JD Vance walking out on Sunday morning, claiming that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Iran<\/a> had failed to make an \u201caffirmative commitment that they will not seek a nuclear weapon\u201d.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/apr\/14\/us-iran-peace-talks-could-resume-in-next-two-days-trump-says\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><br \/>JD Vance has weighed in on Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/apr\/13\/donald-trump-pope-leo\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">feud<\/a> with Pope Leo, effectively telling the pontiff to stay in his lane after the head of the Catholic church criticized the White House over the Iran war.<br \/>\u201cIt would be best for the Vatican to stick to matters of morality, to stick to matters of what\u2019s going on in the Catholic church, and let the president of the United States stick to dictating American public policy,\u201d the vice-president \u2013 a Catholic convert himself \u2013 said in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xcwcnb2ckO0\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">an interview<\/a> on Fox News on Monday night.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/14\/jd-vance-defends-trump-pope-leo-spat\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><br \/>A further escalation in the Iran war could trigger a global recession that would affect the UK more than any of the other G7 nations, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/imf\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">International Monetary Fund<\/a> has warned.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2026\/apr\/14\/iran-war-global-recession-imf-uk-growth-forecasts-oil-prices\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><br \/>House Democrats on Tuesday proposed creating a commission that would work with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/jd-vance\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">JD Vance<\/a> to remove <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a> from office under the 25th amendment, should they determine he is no longer fit to serve.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/14\/congress-25th-amendment-commission-trump-jd-vance\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><br \/>Donald Trump lashed out at one of his closest allies on Tuesday, saying Italy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/giorgia-meloni\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Giorgia Meloni<\/a> lacked courage in light of her failure to join the US in attacking Iran.<br \/>\u201cI\u2019m shocked at her. I thought she had courage, but I was wrong,\u201d the US president said in an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/apr\/14\/trump-accuses-ally-meloni-of-lacking-courage-for-not-joining-attacks-on-iran\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><br \/>The DoorDash delivery driver who had a turn in the national spotlight on Monday by bringing a fast-food order to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a> at the White House has publicly touted the president\u2019s so-called \u201cno tax on tips\u201d policy before \u2013 causing some to question the encounter\u2019s authenticity and the company to confirm it was a stunt.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/14\/trump-doordash-delivery-grandma-mcdonalds\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/apr\/14\/a-pope-who-uses-his-brain-vatican-locals-and-visitors-take-sides-in-leo-v-trump-spat\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Rome visitors and residents have taken Pope Leo\u2019s side<\/a><\/strong> in the spat with Donald Trump, calling him \u201ca pope who uses his brain\u201d and saying the US president was \u201coff the wall, he has no limits\u201d.<br \/>Democratic US representative Eric Swalwell and Republican US representative Tony Gonzales submitted their resignations to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/house-of-representatives\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">House of Representatives<\/a> on Tuesday, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/14\/eric-swalwell-tony-gonzales-resignations\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">abruptly ending their political careers amid bipartisan furor over allegations of sexual misconduct against both<\/a><\/strong>.<br \/>Authorities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/minnesota\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Minnesota<\/a> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/14\/ice-detention-minnesota-investigation-false-arrest\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">are investigating the detention by federal immigration officers of a US citizen<\/a><\/strong> as a possible kidnapping, burglary and false imprisonment.<br \/>A new lawsuit accuses Elon Musk\u2019s artificial intelligence company <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2026\/apr\/14\/naacp-lawsuit-elon-musk-xai-memphis\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">of illegally spewing toxic pollutants into the Black neighborhoods<\/a><\/strong> on the border of Tennessee and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/mississippi\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Mississippi<\/a>.<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2026\/apr\/14\/trump-federal-reserve-pick-kevin-warsh\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Kevin Warsh, the former Federal Reserve governor chosen by Donald Trump<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2026\/apr\/14\/trump-federal-reserve-pick-kevin-warsh\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"> <\/a>to lead the central bank, has submitted financial disclosures that suggest he holds assets worth well over $100m.<br \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/14\/majority-vote-for-president-us-constitution\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">A national majority vote for president is one step closer to reality<\/a><\/strong> after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/virginia\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Virginia<\/a> governor, Abigail Spanberger, signed the national popular vote bill into law, joining an interstate compact with 17 other states and the District of Columbia.<br \/>Catching up?<em> Here\u2019s what happened on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/apr\/13\/trump-news-at-a-glance-latest-updates-today\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">13 April 2026<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMilgFBVV95cUxPNTViZGxoUVFVaDQweEtiR2FVc25LSnB6MWRfQm50RW9QVEhpT3hEcWV4eUlQX1VpQkxFQWo2ZHRMbmJlQVllU1FSUjY4VHdLZEc3VlFnZGt6NmEwb0haVTlhRkpyTUVEUkxPSkVJWk4yeDQ4dFBkdEtPbXhrVUUwZ19UeS1GckhaSmlsTDlOY2NpcjBTR3c?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Collapse of weekend negotiations prompted Trump to impose a blockade on Iranian ports \u2013 key US politics stories from 14 April at a glanceDonald Trump has hinted that US-Iranian peace talks could resume in Islamabad over the next two days, and complimented the work of Pakistan\u2019s army chief as mediator.The US president was speaking on 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