Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Ministry confirmed that Iranian and Pakistani foreign ministers spoke by phone Sunday about the need for continued dialogue, leaving a narrow opening for Iran to reverse its public position before Wednesday\u2019s ceasefire expiry.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
Iran news today delivered the most negative diplomatic signal yet in the ceasefire\u2019s final days. Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry formally declared it had no plans to attend a second round of Pakistan-mediated negotiations, arriving on the same morning that President Trump announced a US delegation was already heading to Islamabad and Pakistan had deployed thousands of security personnel around the capital\u2019s Red Zone in preparation.<\/p>\n
The contradiction between Washington\u2019s public confidence and Tehran\u2019s formal rejection has become the central dynamic of the ceasefire\u2019s expiration window.<\/p>\n
Iranian spokesman Baghaei posted on X that Washington had \u201cviolated the ceasefire from the beginning,\u201d citing both the ongoing US naval blockade of Iranian ports since April 13 and the Sunday seizure of the Touska as grounds for refusing to negotiate under current conditions. Iran\u2019s state agency IRNA described the US approach as designed to blame Tehran for any breakdown.<\/p>\n
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The Gap Between the Two Sides<\/h1>\n
The first round of Islamabad talks, held April 11 and 12, lasted 21 hours and ended with Vance saying Iran refused to agree it would not develop nuclear weapons. Iran\u2019s state broadcaster called the failure a result of US excessive demands. The two central sticking points, the Strait of Hormuz and Iran\u2019s enriched uranium stockpile, remain unresolved.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in state television remarks that Iran remains ready militarily even while pursuing diplomacy. \u201cIt is impossible for others to pass through the Strait of Hormuz while we cannot,\u201d he said, tying the strait\u2019s opening directly to the US lifting its blockade.<\/p>\n
Pakistan has framed the negotiations as an ongoing process rather than a single round, referring to an \u201cIslamabad process\u201d and continuing to mediate between the parties. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday, and their readout noted the need for \u201ccontinued dialogue and engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n
Why Iran\u2019s Suspicion Is Running High<\/h2>\n
Tehran has told intermediaries it suspects the US announcement of talks is cover for a planned military strike timed to coincide with the ceasefire\u2019s expiry. That fear is not irrational: Trump has framed the ceasefire repeatedly as Iran\u2019s \u201clast chance\u201d and has renewed his threats to bomb Iranian power plants and bridges if no deal is reached by Wednesday. The Sunday seizure of the Touska, coming hours after Trump announced the Pakistan talks, deepened Iranian suspicion that military action and diplomacy are being coordinated as pressure rather than as alternatives.<\/p>\n
An Iranian parliamentary official told Al Jazeera on Monday that Iran would \u201clikely\u201d send a team \u201ctoday or tomorrow,\u201d suggesting that the Foreign Ministry\u2019s public rejection and the internal deliberations may not be the same position. Pakistan\u2019s continued preparations suggest Islamabad has reason to believe Iran may still participate despite the public statement.<\/p>\n
For crypto markets, every Iran hopes signal has previously driven a fast BTC rally as shorts covered. The pattern from prior talks collapse episodes shows the reverse is equally true: a confirmed breakdown of negotiations with no second round produces an immediate risk-off move that tests Bitcoin\u2019s support levels around $73,000 to $74,000.<\/p>\n
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