Donald Trump said he canceled a planned trip by US representatives to Islamabad to meet with Iranian officials, citing delays and internal divisions within Iran’s leadership.
“Too much time wasted traveling, too much work,” Trump said in a statement on TruthSocial Saturday afternoon.
“There is tremendous infighting and confusion within their leadership. Nobody knows who is in charge… we hold all the cards, they hold none.”
The comments came as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi left Pakistan on Saturday night ahead of any sign that American envoys had arrived for the long-awaited indirect ceasefire talks, two Pakistani officials told The Associated Press.
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“I have yet to see if the United States is really serious about diplomacy,” Araghchi posted after meeting with Pakistani officials.
Iran has said any negotiations would be carried out indirectly and Pakistan would relay messages between the two sides.
An open ending cease-fire has paused most of it strugglebut he economic consequences grows with global shipments of oil, liquefied natural gas, fertilizers and other supplies interrupted by the almost closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Iranian officials have openly asked how they can trust the United States after talks last year and earlier this year over Tehran’s nuclear program ended with a US-Israeli attack.
the price of Brent crude oil, international standard, remains almost 50% higher than when the war began due to Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz, leaving high global economic uncertainty.
Meanwhile, Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to extend the ceasefire for three weeks. Hezbollah has not participated in the Washington-brokered talks.
– With files from The Canadian Press
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