Threats & a deal on table: Trump says US team headed to Pakistan for second round of Iran talks

Iran says no decision on sending delegation to Pakistan ‘as long as naval blockade remains’: Report

US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that American negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran, two days before the end of the earlier agreed upon ceasefire.

“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” he posted on social media. “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!”

However, Iran did not confirm whether it would attend the second round of negotiations. Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that there had been no decision taken to send a delegation while ⁠a US ​blockade of Iranian ports was in place.

The US delegation will consist of Vice-President J D Vance, envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and special envoy for peace, Jared Kushner, news agency Reuters reported citing a White House official.

In a Truth Social post laced with threats and an offer, the US President claimed that Iran violated the ceasefire agreement by firing bullets Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz. He threatened to “destroy civilian infrastructure in Iran if it doesn’t take the deal that the US is offering.

“We’re offering very fair and reasonable deal, and I hope they take it because if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” Trump wrote, adding, “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!”

There was no immediate comment from Iran.

However, earlier in the day, Tehran said that it is not yet ready to hold the next round of in-person talks with US officials. A senior Iranian official blamed Washington’s unwillingness to move away from “maximalist” demands on key issues.

Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, had said the two sides had made progress but were still far apart on nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz.

The strait of Hormuz remained closed on Sunday, a day after Iran fired on two vessels that tried to cross.

Iran, which has ​blocked ​off the strait to ships apart from its own since the United States and Israel attacked on February 28, had ⁠announced on Friday it would reopen it. But it reversed that decision on Saturday after Trump declined to lift a US blockade of Iranian ports.

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US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that American negotiators will be in Pakistan on Monday for talks with Iran, two days before the end of the earlier agreed upon ceasefire.

“We’re offering a very fair and reasonable DEAL, and I hope they take it because, if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” he posted on social media. “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!”

However, Iran did not confirm whether it would attend the second round of negotiations. Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that there had been no decision taken to send a delegation while ⁠a US ​blockade of Iranian ports was in place.

The US delegation will consist of Vice-President J D Vance, envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and special envoy for peace, Jared Kushner, news agency Reuters reported citing a White House official.

In a Truth Social post laced with threats and an offer, the US President claimed that Iran violated the ceasefire agreement by firing bullets Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz. He threatened to “destroy civilian infrastructure in Iran if it doesn’t take the deal that the US is offering.

“We’re offering very fair and reasonable deal, and I hope they take it because if they don’t, the United States is going to knock out every single Power Plant, and every single Bridge, in Iran,” Trump wrote, adding, “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!”

There was no immediate comment from Iran.

However, earlier in the day, Tehran said that it is not yet ready to hold the next round of in-person talks with US officials. A senior Iranian official blamed Washington’s unwillingness to move away from “maximalist” demands on key issues.

Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf, had said the two sides had made progress but were still far apart on nuclear issues and the Strait of Hormuz.

The strait of Hormuz remained closed on Sunday, a day after Iran fired on two vessels that tried to cross.

Iran, which has ​blocked ​off the strait to ships apart from its own since the United States and Israel attacked on February 28, had ⁠announced on Friday it would reopen it. But it reversed that decision on Saturday after Trump declined to lift a US blockade of Iranian ports.