"Amid Ongoing Naval Blockade".. Iran Has Yet to Decide on Sending Its Delegation to Pakistan

SadaNews - While U.S. President Donald Trump announced the sending of his delegation to Islamabad to resume discussions on ending the war with Iran, Tehran has not yet decided on sending its delegation to Pakistan due to the ongoing U.S. naval blockade.

The Tasnim News Agency reported today, Sunday, that Iran has not made a decision yet to send a negotiating delegation to Pakistan "in light of the ongoing naval blockade."

This comes after Trump decided earlier on Sunday to send a delegation to Islamabad tomorrow, Monday, to resume talks on ending the war with Iran, while renewing his threat to destroy its infrastructure, as both countries exchanged accusations of violating the ceasefire agreement.

Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform, "Representatives from me are heading to Islamabad in Pakistan. They will be there tomorrow evening (Monday) for negotiations," adding that he offers Tehran a "reasonable deal".

He also accused Tehran of violating the current ceasefire agreement in the Strait of Hormuz, saying: "Iran decided to open fire yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz - which is a complete violation of the ceasefire agreement!".

He warned that "the United States will destroy every power generation station, and every bridge in Iran" unless an agreement is reached that definitively ends the war.

"Illegal"

For its part, Iran considered on Sunday that the U.S. naval blockade on its ports represents a violation of the existing ceasefire in the Middle East war, as well as being "illegal".

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Ismail Baqaei said in a post on the X platform, "The so-called U.S. blockade of Iran’s ports or coasts is not only a violation of the ceasefire mediated by Pakistan, but also an illegal and criminal act".

Baqaei added, "Moreover, deliberately inflicting collective punishment on the Iranian people amounts to a war crime and a crime against humanity".

The Pakistani capital hosted the first direct round of negotiations between the United States and Iran last Saturday, led by U.S. Vice President Jay G. Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, but it did not result in an agreement.