President Donald Trump says he is canceling planned peace talks to end the war in Iran because the 18-hour flight to Pakistan just isn’t worth the trouble. Trump, 79, phoned into Fox News to announce the move,

Meanwhile, Tehran has blamed the US for the failure of talks after Trump decided against sending a negotiating team to Pakistan at the weekend.View on euronews

The US is being “humiliated” by Iranian leaders as President Donald Trump struggles to negotiate an end to the war, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said in comments that risk driving a further wedge in transatlantic relations.

Trump reveals he canceled a U.S. delegation's trip to Pakistan for Iran negotiations, saying Iran can call anytime and that the U.S. holds all the cards.

Donald Trump is unhappy with Iran's latest proposal to resolve the two-month war, further weakening hopes of easing a conflict that has disrupted energy supplies and fuelled inflation.

The meeting between envoys from the two countries comes as the fragile truce is due to expire on Sunday.

The U.S. Navy has officially begun de-mining operations in the Strait of Hormuz after peace talks with Iran collapsed this weekend.

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