Iran has announced that it will not participate in a second round of talks with the United States scheduled to take place in Pakistan.
On Sunday, Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported, citing official sources, that “there are no current plans to take part in the next round of talks between Iran and the US.”
Earlier reports from Fars and Tasnim news agencies indicated that “the overall mood is not very positive,” highlighting that the removal of the United States blockade of Iranian ports remains a key condition for any negotiations.
Meanwhile, President Donald Trump has directed US negotiators to proceed to Pakistan on Monday, just days before a ceasefire in the Middle East is expected to expire.
Iran, however, cited multiple concerns for its decision to withdraw from the talks.
According to the official IRNA news agency, Tehran stated that “Washington’s demands are too much, their expectations are not realistic, they keep changing their stance, they often contradict themselves, and they maintain a naval blockade, which Iran sees as a violation of the ceasefire.”
Just hours before Iran’s announcement, Trump had indicated that US negotiators would arrive in Islamabad on Monday evening.
A White House official said the delegation would be led by Vice President JD Vance and include Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, as well as Jared Kushner.
