US EditionIran ‘prepared to reveal new cards on the battlefield’ if ceasefire ends: Parliament speaker
Tehran says U.S. violations and a blockade are blocking negotiations, while Pakistan seeks a two-week extension of the fragile truce.
- On Tuesday, Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf warned that Iran has prepared "new cards on the battlefield," rejecting negotiations "under the shadow of threats" as the U.S.-Iran ceasefire nears expiration Wednesday.
- Tensions escalated Sunday when U.S. Marines seized the Iranian-flagged cargo vessel Touska in the Gulf, damaging its engine room; Iran's joint military command labeled the act piracy and a violation of the ceasefire, pledging to retaliate.
- The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports is reportedly costing Iran $500 Million Dollars daily. President Donald Trump asserted on Truth Social that the strategy is "absolutely destroying Iran," countering claims he faces pressure to secure a deal.
- While U.S. negotiators reportedly planned to travel to Islamabad for talks, uncertainty remains high. President Masoud Pezeshkian has advocated for diplomatic paths, though he criticized the U.S. for sending "unconstructive and contradictory signals."
- With the ceasefire expiring Wednesday, both sides appear ready to resume military operations if no deal is struck. This standoff threatens global energy markets and diplomatic efforts, as the window for peaceful resolution rapidly closes.
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Iran weighs US talks as ceasefire deadline nears
Iran parliament speaker rejects talks under pressure, warns of escalation Iran’s Parliament Speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said overnight that Tehran rejects negotiations under pressure, accusing US President Donald Trump of trying to turn talks “into a table of surrender” by imposing a blockade and violating the ceasefire. Ghalibaf said Iran “does not accept negotiations under the shadow of threats,” adding that over the pa…
Iran warns US it has ‘new cards’ ready for battlefield if nuclear talks fail
TEHRAN, April 21 — Iran’s powerful parliament speaker warned Monday that Tehran had “new cards” if war resumes with the United States and Israel, ahead of the expiration of a two-week ceasefire.“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,” Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator in talks with the United States, wrote on X.
Uncertainty remains over the Islamabad talks. Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that continued ceasefire violations by the US are a major obstacle to the continuation of the diplomatic process.
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