The Iran peace talks that didn’t happen

未举行的伊朗和平谈判

The Global Story

2026-04-23

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Why were scheduled talks between the US and Iran suddenly cancelled? On Tuesday, as US vice president JD Vance was due to be flying to Pakistan for mediated talks on ending the war in Iran, Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he was extending the ceasefire agreement, but that the US will continue to block Iranian ports. Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane through which 20% of the world’s oil, as well as critical supplies of gas, aluminium and fertiliser is transported, remains a flashpoint, with Iran attacking cargo ships attempting to get through. Today, we speak to the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent, Paul Adams, who is in the capital of Pakistan. Plus, in response to listener demand, we speak to Charlotte Smith, the long-time presenter of the BBC’s Farming Today, about how the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz is affecting the farming and food industries globally. Producers: Hannah Moore, Lucy Pawle and Valerio Esposito Executive producers: James Shield and Richard Fenton-Smith Mix: Travis Evans Senior news editor: China Collins
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  • The Serena Hotel in Islamabad had been scrubbed clean and was ready for its big moment.

  • The regular guests had been kicked out.

  • Everything was set to welcome a U.S. Delegation and an Iranian delegation for peace talks to end the war.

  • For 48 hours, there 'd been on-again, off-again speculation

  • about whether Vice President J.D. Vance would take off for Pakistan.

  • It was happening, quote, soon, and then it didn't, and then silence.

  • There was almost no news from Tehran about the delegation that Vance was supposed to meet with until,