- US Vice President JD Vance has left Islamabad after talks with Iran ended without a deal, saying he had put forward a “final and best offer”.
- Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the two sides agreed on a number of points, and it is natural that no agreement was reached in a day.
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- 3m ago (08:10 GMT)Ex-Iran FM says no deal with Iran will succeed on ‘our/your terms’. In a post on X, former Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif asked: “Want to know why negotiations did not succeed?”He then quoted US Vice President JD Vance as saying, “They have chosen not to accept our terms.”“Bingo,” wrote Zarif. “No negotiations – at least with Iran – will succeed based on ‘our/your terms’.”He went on: “The US must learn: you can’t dictate terms to Iran. It’s not too late to learn. Yet.”
- 13m ago (08:00 GMT)Iran arrests 50 for sharing locations, information with ‘enemy ’. Iranian authorities have arrested at least 50 people for alleged “mercenary” activities, the state-linked SNN news agency has reported. The group was accused of collaborating with the US and Israel by sharing sensitive locations, including service facilities and infrastructure. Authorities also seized electronics, satellite equipment, and weapons, SNN said. Iran has arrested dozens of people accused of spying in the recent conflict, after a previous spree of arrests following the 12-day war with the US and Israel last year. A recently enhanced espionage law allows those accused of spying to face the death penalty and confiscation of property.
- 23m ago (07:50 GMT)Israeli attacks on Lebanon today. There has been no letup in Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon. Here’s a roundup of attacks that have taken place in recent hours:
- Six people were killed in an Israeli raid on the town of Maaroub in the southern Tyre district, according to the National News Agency (NNA).Five people were killed in the southern town of Qana, NNA reported.NNA also reported Israeli raids in the towns of Bazouriyeh, Qalila, Bafliyeh, and Qlawiya.At least 13 people were killed overnight in an Israeli attack on the town of Tefahta, Lebanese sources said.Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic have also reported several Israeli air attacks elsewhere in southern Lebanon, including the towns of Kafra, Haris, Rachaf, and Srebbine.
- 33m ago (07:40 GMT)Lebanese PM calls for unity, ‘overcoming danger ’. In a post on X commemorating Orthodox Easter, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has urged people to “elevate the language of reason.“I hope that this feast inspires all Lebanese to hold fast to our unity, to steer clear of strife, and to elevate the language of reason and the national interest so that we may together overcome the dangers facing us, and so that stability, peace, and prosperity may prevail throughout Lebanon,” he wrote.
‘Nothing was achieved’ as support for war in Israel dwindlesHaim Bresheeth, professor at the University of London’s School of Oriental and African Studies, says this is far from the end of the war, despite a ceasefire and ongoing negotiations, and that the Israeli public knows this.“This is not even a ceasefire at the moment because Israel is firing at Lebanon,” he told Al Jazeera, adding that if Trump is “unable or unwilling to stop this”, it shows “weakness”.He said Israelis feel they are at a “cliff edge” because of the ongoing conflicts, and pointed out that Israeli public support for the war has dropped, and it will continue to fall.Bresheeth describes the conflict as a “war forever” that serves Netanyahu’s political survival. He warned that Americans will blame Trump for being led into what he called the first US defeat since Vietnam.“This is not done in the interest of Israelis or Americans or anybody else.” Click here to share on social media - 53m ago (07:20 GMT)Israel claims dismantling of West Bank explosives lab. The Israeli military says it has “dismantled” an explosives manufacturing lab in Tulkarem in the occupied West Bank. In a social media post, it says the materials included 200 pipe bombs, fire extinguishers, gas cylinders with potential explosive uses, and more than 50kg of improvised explosive material. Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that the Israeli operation destroyed a residential building.
Reference Link:- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/4/12/iran-war-live-historic-face-to-face-talks-with-us-continue-in-islamabad