Iran says it has no plans to attend peace talks with U.S.

Live Live Updates: Risk of Iran war reigniting as Trump renews threats, Strait of Hormuz standoff mires diplomacy 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 20, 2026 / 6:27 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google What to know about the Iran war today:The Iran regime said Monday that it has no plans to attend peace talks in Pakistan with President Trump's top three negotiators, including Vice President JD Vance, as Tehran balks at what it considers "unreasonable and unrealistic demands" by the White House. The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz intensified over the weekend as U.S. forces fired on and then seized an Iranian vessel, and with Tehran refusing to accept diplomacy amid the ongoing blockade of its ports and exports.With no clear path to a diplomatic resolution of the seven-week war and the U.S.-Iran ceasefire set to expire Wednesday, uncertainty over when the strait might reopen is pushing global oil prices back up and weighing on U.S. stock futures. New Updates   21m ago Oil prices rise again, U.S. stock futures drop amid uncertainty over U.S.-Iran standoff in Strait of Hormuz Oil prices climbed more than 5% while world shares were mixed Monday as a standoff between Iran and the U.S. prevented tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz. The Persian Gulf waterway was closed again after Iran reversed a decision to reopen the strait and President Trump said a U.S. Navy blockade of Iranian ports would remain in effect.U.S. benchmark crude gained 5.3% to $87.88 a barrel, while Brent crude, the international standard, was up 5.3% at $95.62 a barrel on Monday.In share trading, U.S. futures declined, with the contracts for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.7%.In early European trading, benchmarks decline...