Middle East crisis live: Iran weighs Pakistan talks with US, and claims it has ‘new cards for battlefield’
Iranian official stresses no decision made on taking part, as US vice-president JD Vance is set to travel to Islamabad for negotiations JD Vance to lead US delegation in Pakistan if Iran agrees to talksContinued from last post: The Iranian…
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Iranian official stresses no decision made on taking part, as US vice-president JD Vance is set to travel to Islamabad for negotiations
The Iranian side had sought to portray the talks as simply a first step. However, actions taken by Trump in the aftermath – including a US naval blockade on the strait of Hormuz and inflammatory claims made in social media posts – had led the Iranians to push back from suggestions of further negotiations under the threat of “force”.
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