ceasefiretínghuǒ停火negotiationstánpàn谈判to break down / collapsepòliè破裂，United StatesMěiguó美国againstduì对IranYīlǎng伊朗to implementshíshī实施naval / maritimehǎishàng海上blockadefēngsuǒ封锁。
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
to break down / collapse
pòliè
破裂
United States
Měiguó
美国
against
duì
对
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to implement
shíshī
实施
naval / maritime
hǎishàng
海上
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
US-Iran
Měi Yī
美伊
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
in
zài
在
Islamabad
Yīsīlánbǎo
伊斯兰堡
to declare
xuāngào
宣告
broke down
pòliè
破裂
after
hòu
后
United States
Měiguó
美国
on (formal)
yú
于
April 13
sì yuè shísān rì
四月十三日
against
duì
对
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
all
suǒyǒu
所有
ports
gǎngkǒu
港口
to implement
shíshī
实施
naval
hǎishàng
海上
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
military
jūnfāng
军方
described
jiāng
将
this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
condemned as
chì wéi
斥为
bordering on / amounting to
jìnhū
近乎
piracy
hǎidào
海盗
behavior / act
xíngwéi
行为
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
price
jiàgé
价格
consequently
suí zhī
随之
to break through
tūpò
突破
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$100
100 měiyuán
100美元
April 14, 2026 at 6:00 PM
United States
Měiguó
美国
and / with (formal)
yǔ
与
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
on (formal)
yú
于
April 7
sì yuè qī rì
四月七日
to reach (an agreement)
dáchéng
达成
lasting two weeks
wéi qī liǎng zhōu
为期两周
(structural particle)
de
的
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
agreement
xiéyì
协议
by (agent marker)
yóu
由
Pakistan
Bājīsītǎn
巴基斯坦
serving as intermediary
cóngzhōng
从中
to mediate
wòxuán
斡旋
however
rán ér
然而
ceasefire
tínghuǒ
停火
agreement
xiéyì
协议
immediately after
suíjí
随即
to fall into
xiànrù
陷入
crisis
wēijī
危机
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
using (as a reason)
yǐ
以
Israel
Yǐsèliè
以色列
to strike / attack
xíjī
袭击
Lebanon
Líbānèn
黎巴嫩
as a pretext
wéi yóu
为由
to refuse
jùjué
拒绝
again / re-
chóngxīn
重新
to open
kāifàng
开放
Strait of Hormuz
Huò ěr mù zī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
both sides
shuāngfāng
双方
in
zài
在
Islamabad
Yīsīlánbǎo
伊斯兰堡
to hold (talks)
jǔxíng
举行
(structural particle)
de
的
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
on (formal)
yú
于
April 12
sì yuè shí èr rì
四月十二日
to declare
xuāngào
宣告
broke down
pòliè
破裂
mutually
xiānghù
相互
to blame / accuse
zhǐzé
指责
the other side
duìfāng
对方
failed to
wèi néng
未能
to fulfill
lǚxíng
履行
commitment / promise
chéngnuò
承诺
after this
cǐhòu
此后
Trump
Tèlǎngpǔ
特朗普
to declare
xuānchēng
宣称
already
yǐ
已
to not care about
bù zàihu
不在乎
negotiations
tánpàn
谈判
outcome
jiéguǒ
结果
and
bìng
并
on (formal)
yú
于
April 13
sì yuè shísān rì
四月十三日
to announce
xuānbù
宣布
against
duì
对
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
all
suǒyǒu
所有
ports
gǎngkǒu
港口
to implement
shíshī
实施
naval / maritime
hǎishàng
海上
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
from
zì
自
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Gélínnízhi shíjiān
格林尼治时间
that same day
dāngrì
当日
14:00 (2 PM)
shísì shí
十四时
starting from
qǐ
起
officially
zhèngshì
正式
to take effect
shēngxiào
生效
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
military / armed forces
jūnfāng
军方
to condemn
chìzé
斥责
the US side
Měifāng
美方
this action
cǐ jǔ
此举
bordering on / amounting to
jìnhū
近乎
piracy
hǎidào
海盗
behavior / act
xíngwéi
行为
and
bìng
并
to warn
jǐnggào
警告
if
ruò
若
this country / Iran
běnguó
本国
port
gǎngkǒu
港口
to be subjected to
shòudào
受到
threat
wēixié
威胁
Persian Gulf
Bōsīwān
波斯湾
any
rènhé
任何
port
gǎngkǒu
港口
will all
dōu jiāng
都将
face disruption / not be at peace
bù dé ānníng
不得安宁
crude oil
yuányóu
原油
price
jiàgé
价格
consequently
suí zhī
随之
broke through
tūpò
突破
per barrel
měi tǒng
每桶
$100
100 měiyuán
100美元
global
quánqiú
全球
energy
néngyuán
能源
market
shìchǎng
市场
broadly / widely
pǔbiàn
普遍
under pressure
chéngyā
承压
the White House
Báigōng
白宫
to state
biǎoshì
表示
blockade
fēngsuǒ
封锁
will
jiāng
将
to continue
chíxù
持续
until
zhì
至
Iran
Yīlǎng
伊朗
to agree
tóngyì
同意
to reopen
chóng kāi
重开
Strait of Hormuz
Huò ěr mù zī hǎixiá
霍尔木兹海峡
until (end marker)
wéizhǐ
为止
New Words
guójì
国际
international
jìshù
技术
technology
shìchǎng
市场
market
jīngjì
经济
economy
fāzhǎn
发展
development
yǐngxiǎng
影响
impact
quánqiú
全球
global
tiáojiàn
条件
conditions
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US-Iran ceasefire talks collapsed in Islamabad on April 12, prompting the United States to impose a naval blockade on all Iranian ports starting April 13. Iran military condemned the move as amounting to piracy as crude oil prices broke through $100 per barrel.
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