Game for nuclear power and the Strait of Hormuz. Trump on talks with Iran: Things are happening
2026-04-14 17:57, updated 2026-04-14 20:25
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President Donald Trump told the New York Post that more talks with Iran could take place in Pakistan in the next two days. A little earlier, in an interview with the same newspaper, he ruled out Pakistan as the venue for negotiations.
– You should stay there, really, because something may happen in the next two daysand we are more willing to go there, Trump told a tabloid journalist in Islamabad, the site of the first round of negotiations with Iran.
Trump changes his mind in half an hour
Just half an hour earlier, Trump told the same journalist that he ruled out talks in Pakistan, suggesting that Europe could be the place for talks. Trump then told the tabloid that when it comes to talks with Iran, “things are happening, but a little slowly.”
Things are happening, but I don't think, I don't think we'll have our meeting there. We'll probably go somewhere else, he said. When asked if it was Turkey, he replied no, because it was “someone more central”. “Maybe Europe,” he said.
Shortly thereafter, however, Trump called the journalist, stating that Pakistan could be a place for talks. He also emphasized the role of Pakistani Marshal Asim Munir.
– It's fantastic and that's why we're more likely to go back there,” Trump said.
The White House is toning down the mood after Trump's words
A White House representative told the media that “future discussions are being considered, but nothing has been planned at this time.”
Trump announced on Monday that Iranian representatives had contacted the US to express their willingness to reach an agreement.
Peace negotiations between Iran and the US held in Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, on Saturday ended in failure, which was admitted by both the official Iranian media and Vice President JD Vance, who heads the American delegation.
Washington demands Iran's consent to abandon the development of its nuclear policy, which Tehran does not agree to. The pages also differ, among others: in terms of positions on freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.
“WSJ”: The heads of foreign ministries of the region's countries will discuss the war in the Middle East in Turkey
The foreign ministers of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Pakistan will meet this week in Antalya, Turkey, to discuss proposals for a ceasefire in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz, the American Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
The talks will focus on proposals presented to Iran to lift the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and to conclude a permanent ceasefire with Washington, said regional officials familiar with the course of the talks, quoted by the newspaper.
This is part of regional efforts to find common ground between the US and Iran and resume negotiations to end the war in the Middle East after the failure of talks in Pakistan last weekend.
As reported by “WSJ”, the second round of US-Iranian talks may take place within a few days. This possibility was also signaled by US President Donald Trump in his Tuesday statement to the New York Post. Although he previously ruled out that negotiations would continue in Pakistan, he later admitted that they might take place in Islamabad.
The war between the US and Israel and Iran has been ongoing since February 28; In response to the attack, Tehran began shelling military and civilian targets in the region and also blocked the Strait of Hormuz, which is crucial for oil transport. A two-week ceasefire was announced last week, but talks in Pakistan have yielded no results.
Trump said Iranian representatives called on Monday expressing their willingness to reach a deal. He stressed that he would never agree to Iran acquiring nuclear weapons.
From Washington Oskar Górzyński (PAP)
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