President Donald Trump indicates that a US team is traveling to Pakistan for discussions with Iran, and the American group is being formed — however, there has been no official confirmation from Iran regarding the negotiations.
The state-linked Fars News Agency in Iran reported that a definitive decision regarding Iran’s participation in the second round of talks “has not been confirmed or dismissed.”
IRIB, the Iranian state-controlled broadcaster, additionally mentioned that Iranian officials have not yet confirmed Iran’s involvement in the discussions.
Fars cited “sources within Iran” as stating that the general perspective for discussions wasn’t “especially encouraging.” It mentioned that another source indicated “that while the US maritime blockade persists, Iran will not entertain a second meeting in Islamabad.”
Xenix News is unable to confirm the information shared by Fars; however, earlier Iranian sources informed us that an Iranian delegation is set to arrive in Pakistan on Tuesday.
The semi-official news source Tasnim elaborated, stating on Sunday that “Iran does not have any plans at present to dispatch a negotiation team.”
Tasnim stated that discussions would not occur as long as the US maintains a maritime blockade on Iranian ports.
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