Neither side wants to appear 'weak' by flying to Pakistan firstwithout the other side having already clearly committed.
Iran has informed Pakistan it is sending a delegation, but still no sign or confirmation that the delegation is en route.
Overnight, US forces conducted a right-of-visit, maritime interdictionand boarding of the stateless sanctioned M/T Tifani in Indo-Pac region: CENTCOM
As just 12 ships have gone throughHormuz Strait in last 24 hours,Iran claims one of its own made it past the US naval blockade.
Trump on Truth Social early Tuesday: Iran hasViolated the Cease Fire numerous times!
Who will fly to Islamabad first?Al Jazeera comments on the emerging diplomatic standoff before actual diplomacy even gets started, amid the continued tit-for-tat threats of potential escalation on thebattlefield:
Pakistan is ready to host the talks. They are planning for them to take place on Wednesday at the highest level. But theWhite House has been very tight-lipped about when JD Vance will be leaving Washington.
What appears to be going on is the UStrying to protect itself from embarrassment.
If it is to send its team, which ends up sitting here in Islamabad without Iran showing up, that would be a huge embarrassment. As a result, there now appears to be a game between the US and Iran over who is going to get on their plane and fly here first.
Per Bloomberg at about 4am US time:"Iran’s state-run TVdeniesunspecified media reports that an Iranian delegation has departed for or arrived in Pakistan for negotiations with the US."Latest:
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