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President Donald Trump stated yesterday that U.S. officials will be heading to Islamabad, Pakistan, for a second round of talks with Iran this week, The Caspian Post reports, citing CNN.
Though Iranian sources familiar with the negotiations told CNN that a delegation representing Tehran would also be traveling to Pakistan for the talks, Iranian officials have since denied negotiations will be going ahead.
Here’s a look at what both sides have said since Trump’s announcement yesterday:
- In a lengthy Truth Social post yesterday morning, Trump said a US delegation was traveling to Islamabad for the talks. “We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” the president said.
- Iranian sources familiar with the negotiations told CNN that an Iranian delegation would be traveling to Islamabad on Tuesday. The sources expected the team to be the same as in the last round of talks.
- Though Trump initially told reporters that US Vice President JD Vance would not be attending the negotiations, the White House told CNN that Vance would in fact be present for the talks in Islamabad.
- Iranian state media reported that Iran’s presence in Islamabad was not confirmed, with some outlets saying that, as long as a US blockade of Iranian ports continued, a second round of talks would not take place.
- Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a phone call with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian yesterday, according to a Pakistani readout of the conversation. The readout did not include any hints as to when the next round of negotiations might be.
- Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said this morning that his country has “no plans for the next round of negotiations,” adding: “We don’t believe in deadlines or ultimatums to secure Iran’s national interests.”
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