Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Monday that Iran has not yet made any decision regarding a potential new round of peace talks with the U.S. in Islamabad.
“As of now that I am here, we have no plans for the next round of negotiations,” Baghaei said in a press conference, as quoted by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency.
Referring to the possible continuation of talks in Pakistan, Baghaei said, “We have clearly announced the red lines and unacceptable items from the beginning, and insisting on them will not change our principled positions.”
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei attends an interview in Tehran, Iran, on April 5, 2026.
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Baghaei told reporters that the U.S. and Israel are to blame for the ongoing disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.
“The international community must hold these two actors accountable for making the region insecure,” Baghaei said, adding that U.S. conduct “has shown that it is not serious about pursuing the diplomatic process.”
Baghaei cited ongoing Israeli strikes in Lebanon, the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports and Sunday’s seizure of an Iranian cargo vessel as “clear examples” of “aggressive acts.”
Baghaei added that the repeated U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran over the past nine months have undermined Tehran’s trust in American diplomacy.
-ABC News’ Somayeh Malekian
