Iran has declined to accept the second round of talks in Islamabad even as a two-week fragile ceasefire, which began on April 8, nears its end. United States President Donald Trump had agreed to suspend attacks on the condition that Tehran fully reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and later proceeded to launch a blockade of all Iranian ports.........
Iran has declined to accept the second round of talks in Islamabad even as a two-week fragile ceasefire, which began on April 8, nears its end. United States President Donald Trump had agreed to suspend attacks on the condition that Tehran fully reopens the Strait of Hormuz, and later proceeded to launch a blockade of all Iranian ports. Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday Washington had “violated the ceasefire from the beginning of its implementation”, citing the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz since April 13, and the overnight capture of an Iranian container ship by the US military as breaches of the truce as well as international law. Meanwhile, Israel and Lebanon also agreed on a 10-day ceasefire, starting on April 17, halting the Israeli attacks which have killed more than 2,500 people. Israel also established in southern Lebanon a “Yellow Line”, occupying the area from the border to the Litani River, and the maritime area ad...