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Iran-US talks in Islamabad are prone to be postponed. Contrary to what was beforehand reported, the negotiations are anticipated to start within the afternoon, as reported by the Iranian Tasnim company. This was reported by the Mehr company on X. Also in keeping with Mehr, the Iranian and American delegations ought to initially maintain separate conferences with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Once these first diplomatic formalities have been concluded, the primary section of oblique negotiations will start.
Tension on the eve of the US-Iran talks, scheduled for at this time in Islamabad. Trump assaults Tehran over the stalemate in Hormuz, accusing the regime of not respecting the agreements and threatening new raids if an settlement will not be reached: “We are loading the ships with better weapons and ammunition than before,” he warns. “We will not allow there to be a toll on Hormuz.” Vice President Vance, head of the American delegation, urges: “Don’t make fun of us.” But Tehran additionally units its limits by asking for a ceasefire in Lebanon, the place Israeli bombs proceed to fall, and the discharge of blocked Iranian belongings “before negotiations begin”. The delegation led by the President of Parliament Ghalibaf arrived final night time in an armored Pakistani capital. Meanwhile, Israel warns: “We will not discuss a truce with Hezbollah in talks with Lebanon.”
“I will not allow” Iran “to charge a toll on the Strait of Hormuz.” Donald Trump stated this earlier than leaving for Virginia, additionally wishing Jd Vance “good luck” for the talks in Pakistan.
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