Both sides remain dug in rhetorically, with Donald Trump warning that "lots of bombs" will "start going off" if there’s no agreement before the ceasefire deadline.

However, Iranian state media denied this, saying that nobody has left Tehran as of Tuesday morning.

A fragile US–Iran ceasefire is approaching expiry with conflicting deadlines across Tehran, Washington, and Islamabad. As diplomacy stalls and rhetoric intensifies, the world watches for signs of either renewed talks or renewed conflict.

Backchannel diplomacy between the US and Iran faces uncertainty as Tehran denies Islamabad talks, even as Pakistan mediation continues and ceasefire tensions deepen.

Iran's state media confirmed the country would not participate in the planned second round of US-Iran talks in Pakistan, dealing a sharp blow to efforts to extend a truce in a war approaching the two-

The White House has confirmed that US Vice President JD Vance will lead the American delegation for upcoming talks with Iran in Islamabad, reversing earlier remarks by President Donald Trump that had suggested Vance would not travel due to security concerns.

Pakistan pressed ahead Tuesday with the groundwork for a second round of talks between Iran and the United States in Islamabad as a fragile ceasefire hung in the balance, even

President Donald Trump says the U.S. seized an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that tried to get around its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz. (Video via CBS)