New Delhi: Another round of the deadline is coming to an end for the US-Iran ceasefire, which began on February 28. US President Donald Trump has flipped multiple times on the negotiation spectrum, whereas Iranian chief negotiator Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf has been adamant, stating Iran will not talk with a gun on heads.
Earlier, Trump threatened Tehran: if the deal isn’t finalised by the end of the ceasefire, which will end on Wednesday evening (Washington time), then Washington will bomb Tehran. Pakistan urged both sides to give diplomacy a chance.
The US indicated that a team will reach Islamabad by Monday night for another round of talks, and similarly, a team of negotiators from Iran is likely to travel there, but there is no sign of any movement from any side in Islamabad.
The White House confirmed that Vice President JD Vance has yet to depart for Islamabad. Whereas Pakistan’s information minister, Attaullah Tarar, said that Pakistan is waiting for a formal response from Iran to progress the second round of talks with the US in his country.
The ceasefire will end at 4:50 am Pakistan time and 5:20 am Indian time on Wednesday. “A decision from Iran to attend the talks before the end of the two-week ceasefire is critical,” Attaullah Tarar stated.
Trump confirms continuing to attack Iran after the ceasefire ends
Trump said that if the ceasefire ends without a decision, then he will resume the attack on Iran and will bomb Iran.
“I expect to be bombing because I think that’s a better attitude to go in with,” he told CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’.
Responding to allowing time for peace talks with Iran, Trump replied that he doesn’t want to give extra time to Iran or to extend the ceasefire with Iran.
Trump said Iran has to negotiate and can give them a good footing if they make a deal and make themselves a strong nation again.