Iranian state media reported Sunday evening that the Iranian leadership opposes holding a second round of talks with the United States, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that his negotiators would travel to Pakistan on Monday for new negotiations aimed at ending the war.
Iran’s official news agency IRNA reported that Tehran is refusing to hold a second round of talks after the first round in Pakistan last week failed, because excessive US demands, Washington’s constantly changing positions, and the continued naval blockade of Iranian ports do not provide “any promising prospects for serious negotiations.”
The agency described reports of a second round of talks to be held in Pakistan next week as a US-run media campaign aimed at putting more pressure on Tehran through an exchange of accusations.
Trump announced earlier on Sunday that US representatives would arrive in Islamabad on Monday evening for further talks, but there has been no official confirmation from Tehran as to whether Iranian negotiators will also be there.
White House sources said the U.S. delegation will include Vice President J.D. Vance, who led negotiations earlier this week in Islamabad that ended without tangible results, along with special envoy Steve Wittkopf and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner.
The Iranian news agency Tasnim also reported earlier that there would be no further negotiations as long as the US Navy continued to close the Strait of Hormuz, citing an unidentified source.
