US president publicizes talks in Islamabad and accuses Iran of violating truce, warning Tehran of extreme repercussions.
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President Donald Trump has introduced that US negotiators will journey to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Monday for talks geared toward ending the US-Israel struggle on Iran.
In a publish on social media on Sunday, Trump didn’t element which officers the US would ship to a second spherical of in-person talks with Iranian negotiators in Islamabad. Final weekend’s talks, at which Vice President JD Vance led the US delegation, ended with no deal.
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In his publish, Trump accused Iran of violating a two-week ceasefire that is because of expire on Wednesday by opening hearth on Saturday within the Strait of Hormuz. The US president threatened to destroy civilian infrastructure in Iran if it doesn’t settle for the phrases of the deal being provided by the US.
“We’re providing a particularly reasonable and cheap deal, and I hope they take it as a result of, in the event that they don’t, the US goes to knock out each single energy plant, and each single bridge, in Iran,” Trump wrote on his Fact Social platform.
There was no speedy remark from Iran concerning Trump’s declare of a brand new spherical of talks.
Shortly after Trump’s assertion, Iran’s overseas ministry stated that the US naval blockade on Iranian ports is a violation of the ceasefire in addition to an “illegal and prison” act.
“The USA’ so-called ‘blockade’ of Iran’s ports or shoreline just isn’t solely a violation of Pakistani-mediated ceasefire but additionally each illegal and prison,” overseas ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei wrote in a publish on X.
“Furthermore, by intentionally inflicting collective punishment on the Iranian inhabitants, it quantities to struggle crime and crime in opposition to humanity,” Baqaei added.
