Ammon News - The United States said on Wednesday its military had completely halted trade going in and out of Iran by sea, even though President ​Donald Trump said talks with Tehran on ending the war could resume this week.

Trump said negotiations between U.S. and Iranian officials could resume in Pakistan in the ‌next two days and Vice President JD Vance, who led weekend talks that ended without a breakthrough, said he felt positive about where things stood.

"I think you’re going to be watching an amazing two days ahead," Trump told ABC News, adding he did not think it would be necessary to extend a two-week ceasefire that ends on April 21.

"It could end either way, but I think a deal is preferable ​because then they can rebuild," Trump said. "They really do have a different regime now. No matter what, we took out the ​radicals."

Officials from Pakistan, Iran and the Gulf also said negotiating teams from the U.S. and Iran could return to Pakistan later this week, although ⁠one senior Iranian source said no date had been set.

Trump, speaking to the New York Post on Tuesday, said his negotiators are likely to be back, thanks largely to the "great job" Pakistan's army chief, Field Marshal ​Asim Munir, was doing to moderate the talks.

Later on Tuesday, at an event in Georgia, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Trump wanted to make a "grand bargain" with Iran but there was a lot of ‌mistrust between ⁠the two countries.

Reuters