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Doubts over talks between Iran and US after as Hormuz tensions rise
Pakistan is intensifying diplomatic contacts as oil prices rise more than 30%, officials said, amid doubts over whether the meeting will proceed.
- Uncertainty over the Monday negotiations has deepened after the U.S. Navy intercepted and seized the Iranian cargo vessel Touska in the Gulf of Oman, disabling its engines with gunfire after a six-hour standoff.
- While American negotiators have arrived in the Pakistani capital, the Iranian Foreign Ministry has officially denied that a decision has been made to attend, citing the ongoing U.S. naval blockade as a violation of the existing truce.
- With the current two-week ceasefire set to expire this Wednesday, mediators warn that the failure of today's talks could trigger a return to full-scale hostilities and the "total destruction" of infrastructure recently threatened by the White House.
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Doubts over talks between Iran and U.S. after violence flares in Strait of Hormuz
Pakistan moved ahead Monday with preparations for a new round of talks between the United States and Iran days before a tenuous ceasefire is set to expire, even as renewed conflict around the Strait of Hormuz raised questions about whether the meeting would take place.
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A U.S. Navy destroyer seized an Iranian cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, signaling the first direct enforcement action tied to Washington’s blockade strategy as diplomacy with Tehran appears to be sliding backward. The escalation moves the U.S. posture from warning shots and deterrence to hands-on interdiction in one of the world’s most sensitive chokepoints. The Strait of Hormuz carries roughly 20% of global oil and a similar sha…
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The Hindu Business LineDoubts over talks between Iran, US after violence flares in Strait of Hormuz
Irans joint military command vowed to respond, and its Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi told his Pakistani counterpart that American threats to Iranian ships and ports were clear signs of Washingtons disingenuousness ahead of the planned talks, Iran state media reported.
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