Confusion over the US delegation to Iran talks has deepened after Trump contradicted the White Home, whereas Tehran signalled it has yet to think on sending negotiators to Islamabad, citing the ongoing US naval blockade as a key obstacle.
US Vice President JD Vance will lead the American delegation for talks with Iran in Islamabad, the White Home acknowledged, whilst Tehran indicated it has no longer yet decided whether or no longer to ship its maintain negotiators attributable to the ongoing US naval blockade.
Iran’s Tasnim News Company reported that no chance has been taken by Iran on dispatching a delegation as long because the blockade remains in blueprint, with officials stressing that negotiations can no longer proceed below such prerequisites.
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“The Iranian physique of workers has confused out that so long as Trump’s announcement of a naval blockade against Iran remains in raise out, there’ll be no negotiations,” Tasnim’s correspondent reported.
Early within the day, Trump announced he modified into once sending negotiators to Islamabad for meetings with Tehran about ending the warfare that has raged within the Heart East, with a ceasefire rapidly neutral to expire.
The president on the choice hand acknowledged Vance – who led the closing spherical of talks with Tehran in Islamabad, but came away with out a deal – would no longer abolish the day shuttle, citing security concerns.
“It’s only attributable to security,” Trump told ABC News. “JD’s good.”
Nonetheless the White Home quick flipped the script, when requested about those feedback.
Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner will motivate the talks, a White Home authentic told AFP on situation of anonymity.
The trio were accessible closing time around on April 11-12.
Trump earlier accused Iran of a “Entire Violation” of the worldwide locations’ two-week ceasefire with attacks Saturday within the Strait of Hormuz – and threatened to abolish its vitality vegetation and bridges if no deal is reached.
Trump acknowledged on his Reality Social platform that he modified into once providing Iran “an inexpensive deal” and if Tehran refuses, “the US is going to knock out each Strength Plant, and each Bridge, in Iran. NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!”
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“They’ll reach down rapid, they’ll reach down easy and, if they don’t take the DEAL, it’d be my Honor to present what must be performed, which could also merely silent were performed to Iran, by numerous Presidents, for the closing 47 years,” he wrote.
Washington’s envoy to the United International locations, Mike Waltz, told ABC News that he believed the recent spherical of talks would lead to an “extremely consequential” .
The Strait of Hormuz remained closed on Sunday amidst the stand-off. Iran on Saturday declared it shut all once more to delivery – in some unspecified time in the future after asserting it would reopen the strategic waterway.
A UK maritime security agency acknowledged Iran’s Modern Guards had fired at one tanker on Saturday, whereas security intelligence agency Leading edge Tech reported the pressure had threatened to “abolish” an empty cruise ship that modified into once fleeing the Gulf.
Within the third incident, the UK agency acknowledged it bought a file of a vessel “being hit by an unknown projectile, which precipitated damage” to delivery containers but no fire.
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The US-Iran ceasefire is scheduled to total on Wednesday.
With inputs from companies
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April 19, 2026, 21:19 IST
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