Iranian Foreign Minister, who arrived in Pakistan on Friday (24), left the country hours after delivering Iran’s demands for an end to the war
U.S. President Donald Trump canceled a visit by U.S. negotiators to Pakistan, where war peace talks with Iran are taking place. “I told my team a little while ago, because they were getting ready to leave, and I said, ‘No, you’re not going to take an 18-hour flight to go there. We have all the cards in hand. They can call us any time they want, but you’re not going to take 18-hour flights to sit around and talk. about nothing,’” Fox News reported, citing the president’s words in a telephone conversation.
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner would represent the United States. The Republican’s decision comes after the Ibut denies negotiating directly with the USA. In the document delivered by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragchi, Iran also presents Tehran’s reservations to the United States’ proposals, however, the content of the documents was not revealed. According to his ministry, Araghchi explained to his interlocutors “his country’s principled positions on the latest developments related to the ceasefire and the complete end of the war imposed on Iran.”
Pakistan, which acts as a mediator between Iran and the United States, spent days trying to facilitate the resumption of dialogue that began two weeks ago. Islamabadthe capital of Pakistan, which acts as mediator, had been waiting for days for talks to resume between North Americans and Iranians, started two weeks ago and suspended after a few hours. However, the ceasefire has been extended unilaterally by the United States since then and indefinitely.
On Tuesday (21), US President Donald Trump maintained the American blockade of Iranian ports. The war, which affects the global economy, was triggered by a joint attack by the US and Israel against Iran on February 28 and has since left thousands dead, mainly in Iran and Lebanon.
The Iranian foreign minister left Pakistan hours later, this same Saturday, according to the official IRNA agency. After Islamabad, the chancellor would continue his trip to Oman and Russia.
