Reuters reported that Vice President JD Vance spent Easter Sunday night in Middle East talks tied to a Pakistani-brokered ceasefire effort. According to Reuters, the plan proposed an immediate ceasefire followed by broader negotiations within 15 to 20 days, with Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir in overnight contact with Vance, U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, and Iran’s Abbas Araqchi. A senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, April 6, that any temporary ceasefire would not include reopening the Strait of Hormuz and said Washington was not ready for a permanent deal. The official added that Iran was not accepting deadlines or pressure. The talks followed President Donald Trump’s April 4 Truth Social post setting a deadline ahead of Tuesday, April 7.