Uncertainty clouds the next phase ofUS-Iran diplomacyas conflicting signals emerge over a possible second round of talks in Islamabad. While US President Donald Trump has said American negotiators are set to engage Iran, Tehran has denied agreeing to any such meeting, dismissing reports as false. The Washington-Tehran standoff is sharpening as the ceasefire is to expire on Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced that American negotiators will be in Islamabad on Monday for peace talks with Iran. “My Representatives are going to Islamabad, Pakistan - They will be there tomorrow evening, for Negotiations,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
He, however, renewed threats to destroy bridges and power plants in Iran if Tehran fails to reach a peace deal.
According to the White House, Vice President JD Vance, who led the first round of marathon Islamabad Talks last weekend, would lead the American delegation. Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff would also be part of his team.
“Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff are heading to the Middle East,” Trump told Fox News. “They will be leaving (Monday). Their meeting will begin on Tuesday morning. It’s a very simple deal; they’ve agreed to much of it,” he said about Special Envoy Witkoff and Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law.
There has been no comment from Iranian officials on Trump's announcement of new talks in Pakistan this week. However, the Iranian media said that the talks would not happen, dismissing the reports as "false".
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi said that the US is showing ‘bad intentions and lack of seriousness in diplomacy. Abbas Aragchi made the remarks to Pakistan’s foreign minister, Ishaq Dar, according to Iranian state media.
Washington’s demands in negotiations and its threats to Iranian ships and ports mark “clear signs” of America’s disingenuousness, Araghchi told Dar.
There was no mention of second round of US-Iran talks in Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's call with Iran President Masoud Pezeskian.
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