{"id":84793,"date":"2026-04-21T12:28:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/as-the-end-of-the-ceasefire-approaches-here-are-some-key-points-npr\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T12:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T12:30:05","slug":"as-the-end-of-the-ceasefire-approaches-here-are-some-key-points-npr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/04\/21\/as-the-end-of-the-ceasefire-approaches-here-are-some-key-points-npr\/","title":{"rendered":"As the end of the ceasefire approaches, here are some key points: NPR"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vice President Vance is expected to travel to Islamabad soon to lead the US delegation for a second round of peace talks with Iran before the two-week ceasefire expires on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

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But the prospects for renewed diplomacy remain unclear. Iranian state media said on Tuesday that no Iranian delegation has visited Islamabad “yet” under President Trump. told Bloomberg News<\/a> It said on Monday that renewal of the ceasefire was “highly unlikely”.<\/p>\n

Iran’s chief negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf late Monday accused the United States of trying to force Iran to the negotiating table and said so<\/a> On the contrary, Iran is preparing to “reveal new cards on the battlefield.”<\/p>\n

\u201cWe do not accept talks under the shadow of threats,\u201d Qalibaf wrote in a post on social media.<\/p>\n

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Officials in Islamabad say the city is ready to host talks, although the Pakistani government has given no formal indication about the status of its ongoing mediation efforts.<\/p>\n