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US president declares talks in Islamabad regardless of accusing Iran of violating truce, as he warns Tehran of extreme repercussions.
Printed On 19 Apr 2026
President Donald Trump has introduced that US negotiators will journey to the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, on Monday for talks aimed toward ending the US-Israel conflict on Iran.
In a submit on social media on Sunday, Trump didn’t element which officers the US would ship to a second spherical of in-person talks with Iranian negotiators in Islamabad. Final weekend’s talks, at which Vice President JD Vance led the US delegation, ended with out a deal.
In his submit, Trump accused Iran of violating a two-week ceasefire that is because of expire on Wednesday by opening fireplace on Saturday within the Strait of Hormuz. The US president threatened to destroy civilian infrastructure in Iran if it doesn’t settle for the phrases of the deal being provided by the US.
“We’re providing a particularly reasonable and cheap deal, and I hope they take it as a result of, in the event that they don’t, the USA goes to knock out each single energy plant, and each single bridge, in Iran,” Trump wrote on his Reality Social platform.
There was no quick remark from Iran.
Shortly after Trump’s assertion, Iran’s overseas ministry mentioned that the US naval blockade on Iranian ports is a violation of the ceasefire in addition to an “illegal and prison” act.
“The USA’ so-called ‘blockade’ of Iran’s ports or shoreline isn’t solely a violation of Pakistani-mediated ceasefire but additionally each illegal and prison,” overseas ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei wrote in a submit on X.
“Furthermore, by intentionally inflicting collective punishment on the Iranian inhabitants, it quantities to conflict crime and crime in opposition to humanity,” Baqaei added.
