Iran has no plans for more talks with the United States, the country's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. The United States and Iran were likely to hold the second round of talks after the first round of negotiations ended without an agreement.
Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson said that the country has no plans regarding a new round of talks with the US. The US is not learning its lessons from experiences, and this will never lead to good results, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson added. "As of now, we have no plans for the next round of negotiations. We believe in deadlines or ultimatums to secure Iran’s national interests," he said.
The US and Iran held rare direct talks in Pakistan on April 11 and 12 in Islamabad aimed at ending their conflict, but the talks concluded without any agreement. Trump's announcement of the fresh round of talks raised hopes of extending a two-week ceasefire that expires by Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump had 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.
Hours after Trump's announcement, there was no confirmation by Iranian officials on second-round of talks. 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 the second round of US-Iran talks in Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's call with Iran President Masoud Pezeskian held earlier today.
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