Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Tehran is ready for dialogue, but won\u2019t let Washington impose its terms<\/p>\n
The US is in discussions on staging a second round of peace talks with Iran, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has said.
\nThe first direct meeting between the sides since the US-Israeli attack on Iran on February 28 took place in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, at the weekend, but delivered no breakthrough. Tehran blamed the failure of the negotiations on Washington\u2019s \u201cunrealistic demands,\u201d while the US reacted by announcing a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz for Iran-linked vessels.
\nSpeaking about the possibility of another round of talks during a briefing on Wednesday, Leavitt noted that \u201cthose discussions are being had, but nothing is official until you hear it from the White House.\u201d
\n\u201cWe feel good about the prospects of a deal… and it\u2019s obviously in the best interest of Iran to meet the president\u2019s demands,\u201d she added.
\nThe talks \u201cwould very likely be in the same place as they were last time,\u201d the spokeswoman said, referring to Islamabad.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe Pakistanis have been incredible mediators throughout this process and we really appreciate their friendship and their efforts to bring this deal to a close,\u201d Leavitt stressed.
\nIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reiterated on Wednesday that Tehran \u201cis not seeking war and instability, instead, it has always emphasized the importance of dialogue and constructive interaction with all countries of the world.\u201d
\n\u201cHowever, any attempt to impose any will on the country or force it to surrender is doomed to fail and the Iranian nation will never cave in to such an approach,\u201d he stressed.
\nUS President Donald Trump told the New York Post on Tuesday that new talks with Tehran \u201ccould be happening over the next two days.\u201d In a separate interview with Fox News, he suggested that the conflict is \u201cvery close to being over.\u201d
\nOn Wednesday, Pakistani Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said the country\u2019s leadership \u201cis not giving up\u201d on efforts to help achieve a diplomatic solution to the crisis.<\/p>\n
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed the discussions between the US and Iran, urging the Americans to be \u201crealists\u201d during the negotiating process and \u201cnot continue the unprovoked aggression\u201d against Tehran, which affects the entire Middle East.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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