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(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump called off a planned diplomatic mission to Pakistan on Saturday, refusing to send his team on what he described as an unproductive 18-hour flight, as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi departed Islamabad without meeting with American representatives.

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(The Center Square) – The ball is in Iran’s court, and the U.S. holds all the cards, Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump argue after exhaustive talks with the Islamic Republic stalled.

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(The Center Square) – “A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” President Donald Trump warned the Iranian regime as the clock ticks toward the 8 p.m. Eastern time deadline Tuesday for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.