E. Eduardo Castillo

Delegation staff members meet in the lobby on the first day of a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)

Mediators worked through threats and strikes to broker the US-Iran deal, and challenges remain

June 26, 2026 at 8:49 a.m.

As the U.S. and Iran exchanged escalating strikes on June 11, a plane carrying Qatari mediators was stranded on the tarmac in Tehran.

In this photo released by the Telegram channel of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, right, meets with Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Beijing, China, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (Telegram channel of the Iranian Foreign Minister via AP)

Trump threatens Iran with bombing if it doesn’t reopen Strait of Hormuz

May 6, 2026 at 8:25 a.m.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran with more bombing Wednesday if it doesn’t reopen the Strait of Hormuz after a report that an agreement is emerging to end the war.

A police officer walks past a billboard regarding the United States and Iran negotiations, outside a media facilitation center in Islamabad, Pakistan, Saturday, April 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

Historic US-Iran ceasefire talks continue after midnight in Pakistan

April 11, 2026 at 5:57 p.m.

Iran's state-run news agency said three-party talks with the U.S., Iran and Pakistan were started after a reduction in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon and other Iran preconditions were met.

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