The Day: April 15, 2026

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:00:00 -0500

The ceasefire between the United States and Iran is one week old today. It has one week left.

Negotiations in Islamabad entered their fifth day on Wednesday, with Vice President JD Vance leading the American delegation and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf heading a seventy-one-member Iranian team, NPR reported. These are the first direct, face-to-face negotiations between Washington and Tehran since the founding of the Islamic Republic in 1979. Three issues have dominated the table since Saturday: the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium, and Israel’s continuing offensive in Lebanon. Iran says the Israeli strikes violate the truce. The United States says Lebanon was never part of it. Pakistan, which brokered the ceasefire, says it was, according to NBC News. The agreement expires April 22.

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The Day: April 15, 2026