Iranian media is reporting that Tehran has rejected taking part in a new round of talks with the US in Pakistan.
The statement, published by Iran’s IRNA news agency, comes just hours after US President Donald Trump announced he would send a delegation to Islamabad to resume talks on Monday evening, local time.
It was later confirmed US Vice-President JD Vance would be part of the delegation.
US Vice-President JD Vance will lead the US delegation for talks with Iran in Pakistan, a White House official said Sunday, shortly after US President Donald Trump said he would not make the trip.
Early in the day, Mr Trump announced he was sending negotiators to Islamabad for meetings with Tehran about ending the conflict that has raged in the Middle East, with a ceasefire soon set to expire.
The president, however, said Mr Vance — who led the last round of talks with Tehran in Islamabad but came away with no deal —would not make the trip, citing security concerns.
“It’s only because of security,” Mr Trump told the American Broadcasting Company.
“JD’s great.”
But the White House quickly flipped the script when asked about those comments.
Mr Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and Mr Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, will attend the talks, a White House official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The trio were on hand last time around on April 11-12.
Mr Trump earlier accused Iran of a “Total Violation” of the countries’ two-week ceasefire with attacks on Saturday in the Strait of Hormuz, and threatened to destroy its power plants and bridges if no deal was reached.
