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Apr 18, 2026 · Updated 06:29 PM UTC
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Trump signals potential Iran talks in Pakistan as YouTube bans pro-Tehran AI videos

President Donald Trump indicated that negotiations with Iran could resume in Islamabad within two days, even as YouTube moves to ban viral AI-generated content targeting the U.S. administration.

Isabel Moreno

2 min read

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that negotiations with Iran in Pakistan could resume within the next two days to attempt to end the ongoing war.

Speaking in a telephone interview with a special envoy for the New York Post in Islamabad, Trump advised the journalist to remain in the Pakistani capital.

"Deberías quedarte allí, de verdad, porque algo podría pasar en los próximos dos días, y nos inclinamos más a ir allí," Trump said, adding, "Es más probable, ¿sabes por qué? Porque el marlev de campo está haciendo un trabajo excelente."

Trump's comments referred to Pakistani General Asim Munir, with whom the U.S. President forged a close relationship during the recent conflict between Pakistan and India.

Diplomatic tension and digital warfare

These potential talks follow a high-level meeting led by U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Islamabad last Saturday. According to Cooperativa, this marked the highest-level meeting between the two nations since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

After 20 hours of negotiations, both delegations left Pakistan without a deal. In response, Trump ordered the U.S. Navy to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, a move mirroring Tehran's recent naval actions following the start of the war on February 28.

While diplomatic efforts continue, a digital 'meme war' is intensifying. France24 reported that YouTube recently banned the channel 'Explosive Media,' an Iran-linked group producing viral, AI-generated LEGO-style videos.

The videos, which France24 described as 'slopaganda,' ridicule the U.S. war effort and troll President Trump. Many clips depict Trump as childish and claim he initiated the conflict to distract from his ties to Jeff Epstein.

YouTube suspended the channel for violating policies regarding spam, deceptive practices, and scams, as well as for hosting violent content. The platform specifically moved against the channel after a video claimed "Iran won" last week.

Tehran’s Foreign Ministry reacted to the ban by accusing YouTube of "suppressing the truth" and "shielding the US administration’s false narrative from any competing voice," according to France24.

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