U.S. to start blockading the Strait of Hormuz immediately, says Trump
NEW YORK/ISLAMABAD (TIP): The U.S. and Iran failed to reach a peace deal at their historic 21-hour talks in Pakistan, leaving the fate of a tenuous two-week ceasefire in doubt, with both sides attempting to hold each other responsible for the collapse of the negotiations.
Vice-President J.D. Vance, who led the U.S. delegation at the negotiations in Islamabad, said the Iranian side did not accept Washington’s terms for ending the war even as the U.S. presented its “final and best offer”. He indicated that Tehran’s reluctance to abandon its nuclear programme was one of the key sticking points.
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the head of the Iranian team, said it is for the U.S. to decide whether it can “earn our trust or not”.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry, without elaborating, said the U.S. side resorted to “excessive” and “illegal demands” The failure to reach an agreement has dimmed the prospect of reopening the Strait of Hormuz to stabilize the global energy market. It is unclear whether the U.S. will resume military operations against Iran.
(Source: PTI)
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