Iran, Trump and ceasefire
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The prospect of a second round of talks was uncertain Tuesday after Iran’s chief negotiator accused the United States of wanting his country to surrender
The United States and Iran have signalled they will hold a new round of ceasefire talks in Pakistan, two regional officials said Tuesday, as leaders on both sides warned they were prepared for more fighting if a fragile two-week truce expires without a deal.
President Donald Trump huddled with his national security team Tuesday afternoon at the White House facing a major decision: what to do next with Iran.
The U.S., not Iran, is in control of the Strait of Hormuz, President Trump said Friday, adding, "We wiped out their armed forces, essentially." Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said Friday that his country "cannot trust the Americans at all" and Iran is "trying to maintain" the "shaky" ceasefire "to give diplomacy a chance.
The extension was announced just hours before it was set to expire. The president did not provide details on how long the new ceasefire extension will last.
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Trump called Iran’s counter peace proposal “totally unacceptable,” dimming the prospects of an imminent deal to end the war.
US-Iran LIVE Updates: Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that India has relations with so many countries, and it is for India to decide its relations. "What matters for us is good relations which exist between us and