Washington DC:Contradictory reports regarding the second round of US-Iran peace talks. However, there is uncertainty whether an Iranian delegation will participate in the talks or not. Now a report surfaced that United States PresidentDonald Trump'ssocial media posts and media interviews proved detrimental to the peace talks.
According to a report by CNN, Trump's strategy to publicly discuss ongoing negotiations posed hurdles to the breakthrough in the peace talks. In his media interaction, Trump highlighted that Iran agreed to key US demands, including handing over the enriched uranium to Washington. Immediately after the Trump's claims, Iranian officials rejected them and denied that they were preparing for the second round of talks.
The situation became complex due to Trump's public commentary; keeping in mind the sensitivity of the matter and Iranians’ strong distrust of the US further worsened the situation. American officials also believed that there is a rift between Iran’s negotiating team, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
"The Iranians didn’t appreciate POTUS negotiating through social media and making it appear as if they had signed off on issues they hadn’t yet agreed to and ones that aren’t popular with their people back home," an official familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Trump To Participate In Peace Talks?
A report by Reuters, citing Pakistani officials, claimed that Trump could join the negotiations in-person or virtually if both parties agreed to a deal. As per the report, the US President could even be one of the signatories of the final deal. However, there is no official confirmation in this regard.
Confusion Over Iran's Participation InIslamabad Talks:
It is also not confirmed whether the Iranian delegation would participate in the talks. On Monday, Iran's Foreign Ministry rejected any possibility of negotiations with the US. However, a few hours later, Axios reported that Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei gave the green signal to the Iranian delegation to attend the Islamabad talks. Meanwhile, Iran's Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on Tuesday reported that no Iranian diplomatic delegation has traveled to Pakistan so far to take in Islamabad talks.
The fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran, which came into force on April 8, is scheduled to end on Wednesday (April 22).
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