Iran balks at Trump's threats as his deadline for a deal approaches

Live Live Updates: Unclear if U.S.-Iran peace talks will happen one day before Trump's latest ultimatum expires By Tucker Reals Tucker Reals Editor Tucker Reals is CBSNews.com's foreign editor, based in the CBS News London bureau. He has worked for CBS News since 2006, prior to which he worked for The Associated Press in Washington, D.C., and London. Read Full Bio Tucker Reals April 21, 2026 / 6:42 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google What to know about the Iran war today:Iran insists it will "not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats," publicly rejecting President Trump's demand that it accept his terms for a peace deal and refusing to confirm it will attend a new round of talks in Pakistan.President Trump is expected to send a delegation led by Vice President JD Vance to Pakistan for talks, but their arrival time in Islamabad, and who from Iran they might end up meeting with, remains unclear. Mr. Trump continues sending mixed signals, warning that if Iran doesn't accept his terms by Wednesday, he'll order devastating strikes on its civilian infrastructure. He's also said he won't be rushed into a decision, and that the war is "very close to being over." New Updates   9m ago Iranian state TV says nobody sent to Pakistan yet, participation in talks requires change in U.S. "behavior" Iranian state TV on Tuesday rejected reports suggesting a lower-level preliminary delegation had arrived in Pakistan's capital ahead of possible peace talks with Trump administration officials."Since Saturday, numerous reports have circulated about the 'departure' or 'arrival' of an Iranian delegation to Pakistan, and even announcements of the meeting time as 'Monday afternoon' or 'Tuesday morning' by international and regional media — all of which are inaccurate," the state TV broadcast said.The report then reiterated a remark by the speaker of Iran's parliament, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf, who said Monday: "We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of t...