Fears Iran war will explode again as defiant Tehran shuns peace talks despite Trump's threats

Fears Iran war will explode again as defiant Tehran shuns peace talks despite Trump's threatsPresident Donald Trump makes explosives threats again towards Iran which has refused to attend further peace talks and the world awaits what Iran will do in revenge for Marines storming shipCommentsNewsChris Hughes Defence and Security Editor14:17, 20 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesUS F-35 Lightning fighter jet over RAF LAkenheath, UK(Image: Getty Images)Fears are growing full-scale war could break out in Iran again after Tehran rejected US calls for peace talks and a shaky ceasefire ends on Wednesday. Tensions rose after US President Donald Trump threatened to “blow up the whole country” and US Marines t ook custody of an Iran-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf.‌Tehran’s spokesman Esmail Baghaei said: “As of now we have no plans for the next round of negotiation with the US,” as it also warned of retaliation President Trump was sending a delegation to Pakistan led by Vice-President JD Vance for talks scheduled for Monday evening .‌View 5 ImagesSmoke rises after strikes on Tehran before ceasefire(Image: AFP via Getty Images)‌READ MORE: Inside UK's four Vanguard-Class submarine - including £6billion underwater nuclear monsterREAD MORE: Iran war ramping up the risk of terrorism in UK - arson and drone attacksBut Iran has also dismissed the talks because of the US military presence in the Gulf and the continued blocking of the Gulf waters. It means Tehran’s trading ships can no longer enter or leave the country as Trump tries to force the regime to the negotiating table.So far the US blockade has turned around 23 ships trying to pass into or out of the Strait by day 52 of the US-Israel war on Iran. The U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel attempting to pass the naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz.View 5 ImagesRAF Fairford as Trump deadline looms(Image: Anita Maric / SWNS)‌After the Iranian vessel, TOUSKA, failed to comply...