White House communications director Steven Cheung talks to reporters after arriving with US Vice President JD Vance from Islamad, Pakistan, on Air Force Two, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on April 12, 2026. The US military said Sunday it would begin a blockade of all Iranian ports within hours, after peace talks in Pakistan collapsed with Washington blaming the Islamic republic's refusal to abandon its nuclear ambitions. (Photo by Jacquelyn Martin / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)