Tension on the eve of the US-Iran talks, scheduled for today in Islamabad. The US president Donald Trump attacks Tehran over the stalemate regarding the Strait of Hormuz accusing the regime of not respecting the agreements and threatening new raids if no agreement is reached: “We are loading the ships with better weapons and ammunition than before,” he warns, adding: “We will not allow there to be a toll on Hormuz”. The Vice President JD Vance, head of the American delegation, insists: “Don't make fun of us.”
US-Iran talks begin today in Pakistan
But also Tehran sets its stakes by asking for the ceasefire in Lebanon, where Israeli bombs continue to fall, and the release of the Iranian assets blocked "before negotiations begin." The delegation led by the President of the Parliament, Ghalibaf, arrived Friday evening in a locked-down Pakistani capital. Meanwhile Israel warns: “We will not discuss a truce with Hezbollah in talks with Lebanon."
The aircraft also landed this morning in Islamabad. US delegationIslamabad, the cloud-shrouded Pakistani capital, is hosting these highly anticipated talks between the United States and Iran, but some sources speculate that the negotiations could begin late and continue into Sunday. In fact, there is no official timeline regarding the duration of the talks, although several sources report that they will last a full day. Following the ceasefire announcement last week, the Supreme National Security Council Iran had said on April 8 that the talks could last up to 15 days.
