by Tyler Durden
Thursday, Apr 23, 2026 – 08:28 AM
Summary
- Iranian sources to Chinese state media says ‘breakthrough’ toward restarting US talks again could come ‘tonight or tomorrow’.
- Overnight, US military intercepted two more Iranian oil supertankers that tried to evade the blockade.
- And in Indian Ocean US conducted a maritime interdiction and right-of-visit boarding of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T Majestic X transporting oil from Iran.
- Media sources confirm based on prior Trump post that US has extended the ceasefire indefinitely until ‘unified proposal’ can be brought forward by Tehran.
Status of Stalled Pakistan Negotiations: ‘Breakthrough’ Soon?
US hours began with a somewhat optimistic headline, picked up by Reuters, which was strangely enough first issued by Chinese media. Iranian sources said preparations for Iran-US negotiations could produce a breakthrough "tonight or tomorrow," according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. However, this supposed ‘breakthrough’ speaks to merely getting to the table, which last weekend the sides failed to do in what was the planned, but canceled, second round.
Meanwhile a reported Pakistani proposal calls for reopening the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a partial lifting of sanctions on Iran.
Pakistani officials blamed the US blockade, not internal divisions in Iran, for the stalled talks, while President Trump apparently having extended the ceasefire indefinitely, citing what he described as "fractured" leadership in Tehran.
Trump has extended the ceasefire indefinitely. From a Tuesday Truth Social Post: "Based on the fact that the Government of Iran is seriously fractured, not unexpectedly so and, upon the request of Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, of Pakistan, we have been asked to hold our Attack on the Country of Iran until such time as their leaders and representatives can come up with a unified proposal."
Another US Boarding… in Indian Ocean
Source:
Diem ‘Richard’ Nguyen
Liên Minh Bảo Hiến Mỹ Gốc Việt
Vietnamese American Conservative Alliance (VACA)
https://freedom-vaca.org/vaca-blog-tieng-viet-nam/