Image Credit: Handout / Contributor / Getty Images Iran is refusing to join the second round of peace talks in Pakistan aimed at ending the war with the US and Israel.
State news outlet IRNA said the US has “unrealistic demands” that make attendance at the summit pointless, and that the current naval blockade is a breach of the ceasefire conditions.
“Iran stated that its absence from the second round of talks stems from what it called Washington’s excessive demands, unrealistic expectations, constant shifts in stance, repeated contradictions, and the ongoing naval blockade, which it considers a breach of the ceasefire,” IRNA said.
Iran’s statement came mere hours after President Trump said a second round of talks would take place early this week, as the two-week ceasefire comes to an end.
President Trump said he would be sending the Vice President, special envoy Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner.
President Trump has refused to budge on his demand that Iran abandon its nuclear ambitions.
On Friday, he said the Iranians had agreed to hand over all their stocks of enriched uranium.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said, “The U.S.A. will get all Nuclear ‘Dust,’ created by our great B-2 bombers — no money will exchange hands in any way, shape, or form.”
The President went on to emphasize that the agreement with Iran to hand over its nuclear materials is not contingent on any other deal. He also said Israel would now stop its attacks on Lebanon, which have been a sticking point in negotiations with Iran.
“This deal is in no way subject to Lebanon, either, but the USA will, separately, work with Lebanon, and deal with the Hezboolah situation in an appropriate manner. Israel will not be bombing Lebanon any longer. They are PROHIBITED from doing so by the U.S.A. Enough is enough!!!”
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Iran’s stockpiles of highly enriched uranium—Trump’s “nuclear dust”—remain buried after attacks on the country’s nuclear facilities in 2025 and during the current conflict.
US officials believe the material could be recovered and used to continue the manufacture of nuclear weapons.
At a speech at a Turning Point USA event in Arizona on Friday, President Trump said US and Iranian forces could cooperate to recover the enriched uranium.
“The USA will get all the nuclear dust. How are we going to get the nuclear dust? We’re going to get it by going in with Iran, with lots of excavators.”
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