Iran 'rejects' second round of talks after Trump says US negotiators heading to Pakistan
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Source: The Irish Times
Iran has reportedly rejected participation in a second round of peace talks in Pakistan with the US, hours after Donald Trump said US officials would travel to the country to negotiate with Iran on Monday.
Vice-president JD Vance is to lead the US delegation, accompanied by Trump aides Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, according to a White House official.
However, the official IRNA news agency reported on Sunday that Iranian officials would not take part in the talks owing to “Washington’s excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance, repeated contradictions and the ongoing naval blockade, which is considered to be a breach of the ceasefire”.
Trump’s announcement of talks came after Iranian officials said they had reversed the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and reimposed restrictions on the vital shipping lane after the US said it would not end its blockade of Iranian ports.
Read more: https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/04/19/iran-closes-strait-of-hormuz-again-until-us-lifts-blockade/
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