Iran’s Foreign Minister Araghchi: Engaged with the US in good faith to end the war

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said early Monday that “Iran engaged with the US in good faith to end the war.”

Additional quotes

When just inches away from Islamabad MOU (Memorandum of Understanding), we encountered maximalism, shifting goalposts, and blockade.
On US-Iran talks, zero lessons earned.

Apr 13, 2026

US CENTCOM: Forces will start blockading Iranian ports on Monday, 10 AM ET.

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the “Forces will start blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on Monday, 10 AM ET” (14:00 GMT).

EUR/USD struggles as risk aversion rises following the failure of US–Iran talks

EUR/USD weakens on risk-off sentiment, which could be attributed to the United States (US)-Iran peace talk failure. The pair is trading around 1.1670 during the Asian hours after opening at a gap down on Monday.