Iran-US Talks: Pakistan Brokers Peace, Egypt & Turkey Join

0:00It's April 18th, U.S. News Today starts now, AI powered and always on. Iran's deputy foreign minister just dropped word that no dates locked in for the next round of peace talks between Iran and the United States, all. Brokered by Pakistan after the first try fell flat. They got a hammer out of solid framework first before anything moves forward. He told reporters at a forum in Turkey. His top military chief wrapped up a three-day trip to Tehran, meeting Iran's leaders and negotiators to push for an end to the conflict. While their prime minister finished up in Turkey, both sides are dead set on avoiding talks that could flop and spark more trouble. Egypt and Turkey jumped in alongside Pakistan to help broker a ceasefire, with Egypt's foreign minister saying, the whole world is hurting from this. War dragging on. They're grinding hard to seal a deal in the coming days. Iran's brushing off fresh U.S. threats as all talking contradictions, especially

1:00those social media blasts from the American president. Officials there insist they're all in on diplomacy, but ready to defend their turf if pushed. On the straight of Hormuz, Iran shot down claims their blocking ships, offering safe passage for commercial traffic during any ceasefire as long as there's coordination. They warned the U.S. better stick to commitments or face fallout, keeping the door cracked for real progress.