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Iran Rejects New US Talks as Ceasefire Tensions Rise
- On Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei announced Tehran has no plans to participate in a second round of peace talks in Islamabad, citing the U.S. naval blockade and seizure of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship as violations.
- Escalating tensions, the U.S. seizure of the Iranian-flagged cargo ship Touska yesterday disabling its engines prompted Tehran to condemn the action as 'armed piracy' while Washington maintained it was enforcing a blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.
- Pakistani authorities deployed nearly 20,000 security personnel across Islamabad to prepare for the U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance, though Iran's refusal to confirm attendance cast uncertainty over the planned negotiations.
- President Donald Trump warned that he would resume bombing campaigns if the two-week ceasefire expires Wednesday without a deal, placing diplomatic prospects in jeopardy as Tehran continues rejecting U.S. ultimatums.
- Negotiations remain stalled as Iran refuses to discuss its 'defensive capabilities,' a stance threatening to extend the de facto closure of the Strait of Hormuz and endanger global oil supplies amid renewed hostility risks.
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Iran may join peace talks after Pakistan works to end US blockade, Iran source says
Iran is considering attending peace talks with the United States in Pakistan, a senior Iranian official said Monday, following moves by Islamabad to end a U.S. blockade of Iran's ports.
Shortly before the ceasefire expires, the Iranians hesitate to participate in a new round of negotiations with the US. The positions of both sides are far apart. Tehran, however, considers itself to be the longer lever.
The Iranian sit-in for the Trump administration hours after the U.S. Navy seized an Iranian freighter in the Strait of Ormuz—Teheran threatens reprisals—leaves the truce, which will expire tomorrow, in an agonizing situation. As the U.S. delegation headed by Vice President JD Vance headed for Pakistan, the spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry claimed that his government did not have on its agenda the holding of a new round of negotiations …
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