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Diplomacy Under Blockade

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Adrian Monck
Apr 21, 2026
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At midnight GMT Wednesday, the two-week US–Iran ceasefire expires. Vance, Witkoff, and Kushner are in Islamabad for a second round. Iran's parliamentary speaker Qalibaf has signalled conditional attendance — conditional on the US lifting its naval blockade before talks resume. Washington has refused. Thr…

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