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Iran said Monday it has no plans for a new round of talks with the United States, citing what it described as Washington’s lack of commitment to diplomacy.
“As of now, while I am at your service, we have no plans for the next round of negotiation, and no decision has been made in this regard,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said at a weekly press briefing.
“The United States has shown that it is not serious about pursuing the diplomatic process by adopting contradictory behaviors and continuously violating the terms of the ceasefire,” Baqaei added.
He said Washington “is not learning its lessons from previous experiences and this will never lead to good results.”
The remarks followed an earlier report by Anadolu Agency, citing two Pakistani sources familiar with mediation efforts, that an Iranian delegation could attend a second round of talks in Islamabad despite recent hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the sources, an Iranian delegation is likely to arrive in the Pakistani capital on Tuesday, although Tehran has not officially confirmed participation.
They said Iran could be represented by the same delegation that took part in the first round earlier this month, led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
The U.S. delegation is expected to include Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, with arrivals anticipated late Monday or Tuesday, though no official schedule has been announced by Washington.
At least two U.S. aircraft carrying “advance delegates” and security personnel have already landed in Islamabad, Pakistani sources told Anadolu.
Pakistan has stepped up security measures ahead of the potential talks, with the capital and the nearby garrison city of Rawalpindi under heightened alert.
Educational institutions have been closed, and thousands of security personnel deployed.
Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi visited the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad on Monday to discuss security arrangements, according to state-run Pakistan Television.
The expected talks come as a fragile two-week ceasefire between the sides is set to expire Wednesday.
Pakistan hosted the highest-level engagement between the United States and Iran on April 11-12, the first since diplomatic ties were severed in 1979, but the talks ended without agreement.
Tensions have risen further after the United States seized an Iranian vessel and Tehran reimposed restrictions in the Strait of Hormuz, raising concerns about both the negotiations and global energy supplies.
United States President Donald Trump said Sunday that U.S. naval forces intercepted and disabled an Iranian-flagged cargo ship that attempted to breach what he described as a U.S. naval blockade in the Gulf of Oman.
Iran warned it would retaliate “soon,” calling the move a violation of the Pakistan-brokered ceasefire.
The United States and Israel launched a joint offensive on Iran on Feb. 28, prompting Tehran to retaliate with strikes on Israel and other regional countries hosting U.S. assets.
The conflict has been on hold since April 8 following mediation by Pakistan, with diplomatic efforts continuing to secure a lasting agreement.
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