Vice President JD Vance is currently in Islamabad, where peace talks between Iran and the United States are underway.
“Iran’s state-run news agency said three-party talks including Pakistan had begun after Iranian preconditions, including a reduction in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, were met, and after U.S. and Iranian officials met separately with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,” PBS reported of the conversations.
The country of Iran has also set some “red line” conditions, according to state TV, including reparations for the military action and authority over the Strait of Hormuz.
Look:
BREAKING: Iran has formally submitted its four “red lines” for peace talks with the US today, per Iranian state TV:
1. Authority over the Strait of Hormuz
2. Payment of war reparations
3. Unfreezing of all blocked Iranian financial assets
4. Securing a comprehensive regional…— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) April 11, 2026
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called the conditions a “joke” in a response on X.
What a joke. https://t.co/ICwUOWlde4
— Ron DeSantis (@RonDeSantis) April 11, 2026
Meanwhile, on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to announce that the United States is “starting the process of clearing out” the strait after sea mines were reportedly deployed to prevent ships from navigating through it.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 11, 2026
“The Fake News Media has lost total credibility, not that they had any to begin with. Because of their massive Trump Derangement Syndrome (Sometimes referred to as TDS!), they love saying that Iran is ‘winning’ when, in fact, everyone knows that they are LOSING, and LOSING BIG! Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft apparatus is nonexistent, Radar is dead, their Missile and Drone Factories have been largely obliterated along with the Missiles and Drones themselves and, most importantly, their longtime ‘Leaders’ are no longer with us, praise be to Allah!” Trump wrote. “The only thing they have going is the threat that a ship may ‘bunk’ into one of their sea mines which, by the way, all 28 of their mine dropper boats are also lying at the bottom of the sea. We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz as a favor to Countries all over the World, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, and many others. Incredibly, they don’t have the Courage or Will to do this work themselves. Very interestingly, however, empty Oil carrying ships from many Nations are all heading to the United States of America to LOAD UP with Oil. Thank you for your attention to this matter!”
“Iran’s closure of the strait has proved its biggest strategic advantage in the war. Around a fifth of the world’s traded oil had typically passed through on over 100 ships a day. Only 12 have been recorded transiting since the ceasefire,” PBS noted. “Iran has floated the idea of charging ships, though the idea has been widely rejected by countries including the United States and Iran’s neighbor Oman.”
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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