{"id":6167,"date":"2026-04-20T09:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-52-of-us-israeli-attacks\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T09:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:35:28","slug":"iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-52-of-us-israeli-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2026\/04\/20\/iran-war-what-is-happening-on-day-52-of-us-israeli-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran war: What is happening on day 52 of US-Israeli attacks?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span>EXPLAINER<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Islamabad talks in limbo as Tehran says it will retaliate after US marines capture an Iranian-flagged ship near the Strait of Hormuz.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Donald Trump announced on Sunday that a second round of US-Iran talks is to be held in Pakistan on Monday \u2013 but Tehran has not confirmed participation, two days before a ceasefire deal expires.<\/p>\n<p>The capture by US Marines of an Iranian-flagged container ship near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday has further clouded the Islamabad talks, as Tehran has pledged to retaliate.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 4 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/4\/19\/trump-says-us-seized-iran-flagged-ship-trying-to-get-past-hormuz-blockade\">Trump says US seized Iranian ship trying to get past blockade near Hormuz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/4\/19\/outrage-after-photo-shows-israeli-soldier-smashing-jesus-statue-in-lebanon\">Outrage after photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/4\/20\/to-stay-or-to-go-no-good-options-for-lebanon-displaced\">To stay or to go? No good options for Lebanon\u2019s displaced<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 4 of 4<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/4\/20\/pakistan-ready-for-multi-day-us-iran-talks-but-tehran-unsure-about-joining\">Iran says no talks with US for now, casting doubt over Pakistan\u2019s efforts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The attack came hours after President Trump announced he is sending a team to Islamabad for talks, while once again threatening to knock out Iran\u2019s power plants and bridges if there is no deal. The ceasefire, which ended more than a month of war, expires on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan\u2019s Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, spoke on Sunday with Iranian President, Masoud Pezeshkian, as he reaffirmed his government\u2019s readiness to mediate the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what we know:<img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/INTERACTIVE-IRAN-DEATH-TOLL-TRACKER-APRIL-15-2026-1776273758.png?quality=80\" alt=\"INTERACTIVE-IRAN-DEATH-TOLL-TRACKER-APRIL-15-2026-1776273758\" data-interactive=\"true\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"in-iran\">In Iran<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2060Iran\u2019s top \u2060joint \u2060military command, Khatam al-Anbiya, accused the US of \u2060violating the ceasefire by shooting at \u2060an Iranian ship in the Gulf of Oman and vowed \u200cto retaliate.<\/li>\n<li>President Trump \u2060posted on Truth \u2060Social on Sunday that US Marines \u200ccaptured a vessel that tried to get past \u2060the American blockade on \u2060Iranian ports, adding that \u2060US forces \u2060stopped the \u2060ship by blowing a hole in \u200cits engine room.<\/li>\n<li>Iran \u2060executed \u2060two men convicted of cooperating with Israel\u2019s Mossad \u2060intelligence service and planning attacks inside the \u2060country, the judiciary\u2019s news outlet Mizan reported on Sunday.<\/li>\n<li><span>French \u2060shipping \u2060company, CMA CGM, confirmed on Sunday that \u201cwarning shots\u201d were fired at one \u2060of its ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>\u2060Iran\u2019s \u2060armed forces turned back two tankers attempting \u2060to transit the Strait \u2060of Hormuz on Sunday after issuing warnings. The semi-official Tasnim \u200cnews agency said that was a result of the continuing US maritime \u2060blockade on Iran.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>International flights from Mashhad airport in northeast Iran will resume on Monday, the civil aviation authority said.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"war-diplomacy\">War diplomacy<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Iranian state media reported that Tehran had rejected new peace talks, citing the ongoing blockade, threatening rhetoric, and Washington\u2019s shifting positions and \u201cexcessive demands.\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Iranian state media reported on Sunday that Tehran was not planning to take part in talks with the United States, hours after Trump said he was dispatching negotiators to Islamabad.<\/li>\n<li>The US president posted on Truth Social \u2060on Sunday that representatives are going to Islamabad \u201ctomorrow night\u201d for Iran negotiations. \u201cWe\u2019re offering a very fair and reasonable deal, and \u2060I hope they \u2060take it because, if they don\u2019t, \u2060the United States \u2060is going to \u2060knock out every single power plant, \u200cand every single bridge, in Iran,\u201d \u200cTrump \u200cwrote.<\/li>\n<li>Pakistan\u2019s Prime Minister \u2060Sharif \u2060said on Sunday that he spoke with \u2060Iran\u2019s President Masoud Pezeshkian about the conflict \u2060in the Gulf.<br \/> Sharif posted on X that he shared insights with Pezeshkian regarding his recent \u200cconversations with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkiye.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cI appreciated \u2060Iran\u2019s engagement, including \u2060its high-level delegation to Islamabad for the historic talks, and \u2060recent discussions with Field Marshal Syed \u2060Asim Munir in \u2060Tehran,\u201d Sharif said.<\/li>\n<li>Turkiye\u2019s Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, said on Sunday he was \u201coptimistic\u201d that a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States, which expires on Wednesday, would be extended, allowing more time for talks between the sides.<br \/> <br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4484861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4484861\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26102106215354-1775964819.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C513&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Vice President JD Vance, second left, shakes hands with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, as Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, left, Pakistan's Chief of Defence Forces Chief of Army Staff Field Marshall Asim Munir, third left, and Charge d'Affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad Natalie A. Baker, right, look on, as he prepares to board Air Force Two\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4484861\">Vice President JD Vance led the US delegation for the first round of talks in Islamabad. They ended without a deal [Jacquelyn Martin\/Pool\/AP Photo]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-the-us\">In the US<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Trump said on Sunday that the guided-missile destroyer, USS Spruance, fired on and seized the Iranian-flagged cargo ship, Touska, in the Gulf of Oman, and US Marines were \u201cseeing what\u2019s on board!\u201d<\/li>\n<li>The US president said Iran has committed a \u201cserious \u2060violation\u201d of the ceasefire \u2060but still thinks he can get a peace deal, ABC \u200cNews reporter Jonathan Karl posted on X on Sunday. Trump added that a peace deal \u201cwill happen. \u2060One way or another\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-israel\">In Israel<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Argentine President Javier Milei, has reaffirmed his country\u2019s support for the campaign against Iran, citing his government\u2019s earlier decision to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guards as a \u201cterrorist organisation\u201d.<\/li>\n<li>Milei, who is visiting Israel for the third time since taking office, declared on Sunday that the joint US-Israel war against Iran was the \u201cright thing to do\u201d, as he signed on to the so-called Isaac Accords aimed at deepening bilateral ties between Israel and Latin American countries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"in-lebanon\">In Lebanon<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2060The Israeli \u2060military on Monday warned residents in southern \u2060Lebanon not to move \u2060south of a specified line of villages or approach areas \u200cnear the Litani River, saying its forces remain deployed in the area during a ceasefire \u2060due to what \u2060it described as continued Hezbollah activity.<\/li>\n<li>The Israeli army also said it had determined that an image circulating on social media showing a soldier in south Lebanon hitting a statue of Jesus Christ is authentic and depicts one of its troops.<\/li>\n<li>The viral photo of the Israeli soldier hitting the Jesus statue with a sledgehammer has sparked outrage.<\/li>\n<li>French President Emmanuel Macron is due to meet Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam in Paris on Tuesday. The announcement follows the killing of a French peacekeeper in Lebanon during the fragile 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.<\/li>\n<li>Israel\u2019s Defence Minister Israel Katz said the military will use \u201cfull force\u201d in Lebanon \u2013 even during the ongoing ceasefire \u2013 should Israeli troops face any threat from Hezbollah.<\/li>\n<li>Lebanon\u2019s military said it has reopened a road and bridge between Nabatieh and Khardali, which were damaged by Israeli strikes in the south.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"oil-prices-rise\">Oil prices rise<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Oil prices surged on Monday following the re-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East war However, lingering hopes that a deal to end the seven-week crisis continued to support equities, despite Tehran saying it was not planning to attend peace talks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>EXPLAINER Islamabad talks in limbo as Tehran says it will retaliate after US marines capture an Iranian-flagged ship near the Strait of Hormuz. 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