Diplomats await Tehran\u2019s reply amid rising pressure and strategic demands. The outcome could reshape whether talks resume or regional tensions intensify.<\/p>\n
The United States says it awaits Iran\u2019s response before resuming peace talks, while Tehran is pressing its own demands. Both positions remain key factors in maintaining tension on the regional stage.<\/p>\n
According to sources, Iran is not ready to return to negotiations while the port blockade by the U.S. Navy continues. In response to the extension of the ceasefire, U.S. President Donald Trump announced its indefinite prolongation; White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt explained that the duration of the agreement would be determined by the president himself.<\/p>\n
On the other hand, Tehran says it will agree to new negotiations only after the port blockades by the United States are lifted. According to Iran\u2019s state television, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the armed forces are prepared for any further threats.<\/p>\n
Leavitt noted that Trump is pressing for Iran to transfer stockpiles of highly enriched uranium, something Iran is not doing at the moment.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s not in a hurry,\u201d Leavitt told Fox News. \u201cFor the president, it\u2019s important that they hand over this enriched uranium. He has made that clear to them. And now we are waiting for a response from the Iranian regime.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Caroline Leavitt<\/p>\n
Negotiations and the Parties\u2019 Positions<\/p>\n
Iran states that it will not resume negotiations until the port blockade by the United States is lifted. Iran\u2019s state television, citing the Foreign Ministry, underscores the armed forces\u2019 readiness for any further threats.<\/p>\n
President Massoud Pezeshkian stated that Iran welcomes negotiations, but \u201cthe blockade and threats are the main obstacles to genuine negotiations\u201d.<\/p>\n
In response to events on Wednesday, Trump hinted at easing tensions, thanking Iran for heeding his request to cancel some penalties. Iran\u2019s Mizan News Agency, close to the judiciary, reported that none of those sentenced to death had been executed.<\/p>\n
Their actions bear signs of criminal offenses provided for by Article 345 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine \u2018Threats or Violence against a Law Enforcement Officer\u2019 and Article 194 \u2018Deliberate Destruction or Damage to Property\u2019. The respective notices have been sent to the National Police<\/p>\n
\u2013 Press Office<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, regional players \u2013 Israel and Lebanon \u2013 are set to begin talks in Washington on Thursday. Israel and Hezbollah are pursuing parallel actions, and the ceasefire between them remains in effect until April 26; mutual accusations of attacks have been noted. Any return to full-scale clashes in Lebanon could complicate the path to talks with Iran, which regards this Islamist group as its key ally, the report notes.<\/p>\n
The situation remains under close international scrutiny: the negotiation process remains the main topic of discussion between the sides, and specific dates and formats of meetings remain uncertain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Diplomats await Tehran\u2019s reply amid rising pressure and strategic demands. The outcome could reshape whether talks resume or…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":79701,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[28267,13949,34,1137,42,28800,69,15539,28799],"class_list":{"0":"post-79700","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tehran","8":"tag-ceasefire-extension","9":"tag-enriched-uranium","10":"tag-iran","11":"tag-middle-east-tensions","12":"tag-news","13":"tag-port-blockade","14":"tag-tehran","15":"tag-us-iran-talks","16":"tag-us-iran-talks-port-blockade-ceasefire-extension-enriched-uranium-middle-east-tensions"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116453568840820922","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79700","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79700"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79700\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}