Trump says Iran ‘violated ceasefire numerous times’; deadline for the end of the truce approaches

Second round of negotiations between the US and Iran still has no set date US President Donald Trump stated this Tuesday (21) that Iran “has violated the ceasefire numerous times”. The comment was published on his social network Truth Social. Peace negotiations between the US and Iran, scheduled to take place in Pakistan, remain uncertain as the deadline for the end of the ceasefire approaches. The truce ends on Wednesday night (22). So far, neither the Iranian delegation nor Trump’s deputy has left for Pakistan. JD Vance is expected to travel to the country this Tuesday, according to authorities interviewed by The New York Times. LIVE: Follow the latest news from the war in the Middle East On the Iranian side, the main negotiator is the President of Parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. He stated that he will only enter into the negotiation if Vance also participates. On Monday, Ghalibaf declared that the country will play “new cards” if war with the United States and Israel is resumed. “We do not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats and, in the last two weeks, we have been preparing to show new cards on the battlefield,” he wrote on a social network. Trump, in turn, said he will not lift the US naval blockade of Iranian ports until there is a peace agreement with Tehran. Find out more: Why the war in Iran became a test of endurance — and time Rejection of Trump is 62% amid the war in Iran and crisis with the Vatican, says survey Video shows American military personnel entering an Iranian ship

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