Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated on Monday that all rational and diplomatic avenues should be pursued to ease tensions with Washington, according to Reuters.
Maintaining Distrust of Washington
The president, at the same time, stressed that caution and a degree of mistrust in dealings with the US remain an “undeniable necessity.”
A two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States is due to expire on Wednesday, with US representatives anticipated to arrive in Pakistan on Monday for talks.
However, Tehran has not confirmed whether it will send a delegation to Islamabad.
Iranian state television, citing an unnamed informed source, said there were no plans for a second round of negotiations, pointing to the United States’ “excessive and irrational” demands and shifting stances.
War in Iran
On February 28, the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran, targeting its leadership and triggering a new conflict in the Middle East.
Iran has been responding with a retaliatory counterattack in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi as a retaliatory move, while launching barrages of missiles and drones toward Israel.
The conflict has spread across the Middle East, leaving thousands dead, triggering unprecedented disruptions to energy supplies especially after the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
The adversaries remain locked in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, as Iran tightens its control over maritime traffic while the United States continues to enforce a blockade on Iranian ports.
Pezeshkian said the US blockade represents a living proof that Washington was moving toward “repeating past patterns and undermining diplomacy.”
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