Vance Trip for Iran Peace Talks Delayed, Summoned to White House

The meeting failed to result in a deal being made.

“The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement,” Vance said at the time. “And I think that’s bad news for Iran, much more than it’s bad news for the United States of America.”

Since the U.S. started blocking ships from entering or leaving Iranian ports, U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday that U.S. forces have told 28 ships to turn around or go back to port.

A U.S. official declined to say whether any ships have entered Iranian ports, but they stated that, if any have, they would be unable to get past the blockade in the Gulf of Oman when they leave.

The two-week ceasefire between the U.S., Israel, and Iran is about to end, but it’s still not clear if Iranian officials will come to Islamabad to talk.