Trump rejects ceasefire extension as Islamabad talks hang in balance

 

• The US and Iran signaled plans to attend talks in Islamabad on Wednesday, Pakistani officials told AP.

• “Iran has violated the ceasefire numerous times,” US President Donald Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social on Tuesday.

• US President Donald Trump said clearing debris from Iranian nuclear facilities struck by the United States would be “a long and difficult process."

• Iran’s lead negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran will not negotiate under threats and warned it has spent the past two weeks preparing new options on the battlefield.

• Senate Democrats will force another vote on legislation seeking to limit US involvement in the war with Iran, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.

• At least 26 vessels linked to Iran’s so-called “shadow fleet” have bypassed the US naval blockade, Lloyd’s List reported on Monday.

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