President Pezeshkian says Iran will not enter "forced" negotiations under US pressure 🚨

Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said Tehran will not enter into “forced negotiations” with the United States while facing pressure and threats, according to Iran’s state broadcaster, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).

In a phone call with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Pezeshkian said ongoing US actions were undermining trust and complicating any path to dialogue. He added that progress would remain difficult unless “hostile actions and operational pressures” from Washington are halted.

Pezeshkian said Washington must first remove “operational obstacles, including the blockade” of ships traveling to and from Iranian ports to create the conditions for resolving issues.

Sharif assured Pezeshkian that Islamabad “would continue its sincere and honest endeavors to promote regional peace and security,” according to a read out of the call from the Pakistani Prime Minister’s Office.

In a post on X, Sharif expressed appreciation for Iran’s decision to send a high-level delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Islamabad for talks aimed at ending the war.

The Iranian delegation left Islamabad on Saturday and arrived in Muscat, Oman, for further regional talks. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were expected to travel to Islamabad on Saturday, but President Donald Trump canceled their trip at the last minute.

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